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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-close-to-88000-people-infected-more-than-3000-dead-globally-283606">Coronavirus: Close to 88,000 people infected, more than 3,000 dead globally</a>

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South Korea has been worst affected outside mainland China. The prevention and control efforts against the epidemic have been tightened up across the country. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-close-to-88000-people-infected-more-than-3000-dead-globally-283606">READ MORE</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/pete-buttigieg-the-first-openly-gay-us-presidential-candidate-drops-out-of-race-283611">Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay US presidential candidate, drops out of race</a>

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Pete Buttigieg had risen rapidly from being a virtual unknown to becoming a national political figure, but he scored poorly in the latest primary in South Carolina, coming fourth with just eight percent. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/pete-buttigieg-the-first-openly-gay-us-presidential-candidate-drops-out-of-race-283611">READ MORE</a>

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-rejects-taliban-demand-to-free-5000-prisoners-283605">Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani rejects Taliban demand to free 5,000 prisoners</a>

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Ashraf Ghani's aides said Donald Trump's decision to meet the Taliban could pose a challenge to the government at a time when the US troop withdrawal becomes imminent. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-rejects-taliban-demand-to-free-5000-prisoners-283605">READ MORE</a> 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/presidential-elections-will-determine-how-us-foreign-policy-is-redefined-283495">Opinion: Presidential elections will determine how US foreign policy is redefined 
 
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With Donald J. Trump the undisputed Republican candidate and Bernie Sanders the Democratic frontrunner, the fight for the highest office in the land could be one between two very different but no less radical visions of America’s role in the world. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/presidential-elections-will-determine-how-us-foreign-policy-is-redefined-283495">READ MORE</a>

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/la-liga-real-madrids-vinicius-jr-record-breaking-goal-topple-barcelona-in-el-clasico-283609">La Liga: Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr record breaking goal topple Barcelona in El Clasico 
 
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This was Zinedine Zidane's first home victory against Barcelona in La Liga. At the age of 19 years and 233 days, Vinicius Jr became the youngest player in the 21st century to score in an El Clasico. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/la-liga-real-madrids-vinicius-jr-record-breaking-goal-topple-barcelona-in-el-clasico-283609">READ MORE</a>

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. Coronavirus: Close to 88,000 people infected, more than 3,000 dead globally South Korea has been worst affected outside mainland China.

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. Coronavirus: Close to 88,000 people infected, more than 3,000 dead globally South Korea has been worst affected outside mainland China. The prevention and control efforts against the epidemic have been tightened up across the country. READ MORE Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay US presidential candidate, drops out of race Pete Buttigieg had risen rapidly from being a virtual unknown to becoming a national political figure, but he scored poorly in the latest primary in South Carolina, coming fourth with just eight percent. READ MORE Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani rejects Taliban demand to free 5,000 prisoners Ashraf Ghani's aides said Donald Trump's decision to meet the Taliban could pose a challenge to the government at a time when the US troop withdrawal becomes imminent. READ MORE Opinion: Presidential elections will determine how US foreign policy is redefined With Donald J. Trump the undisputed Republican candidate and Bernie Sanders the Democratic frontrunner, the fight for the highest office in the land could be one between two very different but no less radical visions of America’s role in the world. READ MORE La Liga: Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr record breaking goal topple Barcelona in El Clasico This was Zinedine Zidane's first home victory against Barcelona in La Liga. At the age of 19 years and 233 days, Vinicius Jr became the youngest player in the 21st century to score in an El Clasico. READ MORE

Morning News Brief: Coronavirus death-toll, Buttgieg drops out of Presidential race and more

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-hails-historic-doha-peace-deal-between-us-and-taliban-283526">Trump hails historic Doha peace deal between US and Taliban </a>&nbsp;

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On the campaign trail, Trump had declared that he would end America's long wars and bring back American soldiers, and with this peace deal, the president seems to be moving in that very direction.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-revives-white-house-hopes-with-south-carolina-victory-283523">Biden revives White House hopes with South Carolina victory</a>

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All of the major television networks projected the 77-year-old Biden as the winner in South Carolina just minutes after polls closed in the state at 7:00 pm (0000 GMT).

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-china-reports-35-more-virus-deaths-573-new-cases-283524">Coronavirus: China reports 35 more virus deaths, 573 new cases</a>

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The National Health Commission also reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824.

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Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. Trump hails historic Doha peace deal between US and Taliban On the campaign trail, Trump had declared that he would end America's long wars and bring back American soldiers, and with this peace deal, the president seems to be moving in that very direction.

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with WION’s daily news brief. Trump hails historic Doha peace deal between US and Taliban On the campaign trail, Trump had declared that he would end America's long wars and bring back American soldiers, and with this peace deal, the president seems to be moving in that very direction. Biden revives White House hopes with South Carolina victory All of the major television networks projected the 77-year-old Biden as the winner in South Carolina just minutes after polls closed in the state at 7:00 pm (0000 GMT). Coronavirus: China reports 35 more virus deaths, 573 new cases The National Health Commission also reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824.

Morning News Brief: Trump hails Afghan peace deal, Biden wins South Carolina, and more

Representatives from the Taliban and United States officials have signed an agreement in the Qatari capital, Doha, following 18 months of talks in a bid to end Washington's longest war.

US, Taliban signs historic peace accord at month's end ! What does it mean?

The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on February 29 which will lead to the full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan over the next 14 months. The U. President Donald Trump on February 29 said he would be personally meeting leaders of the Taliban in the near future.

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Donald Trump: I'll be meeting personally with Taliban leaders

A major deal will be signed in Doha. The representatives from United States and Afghanistan will sign the peace deal today.

India to attend US-Taliban Afghan peace deal ceremony

A major deal will be signed in Doha. The representatives from the United States and Afghanistan will sign the peace deal today. The peace agreement will pave the way for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. American soldiers have been in the country fighting against the Taliban for the last 18 years.

Watch: WION's ground report from Qatar on Afghan peace deal

The representatives from the United States and Afghanistan will sign the peace deal today. The peace agreement will pave the way for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. American soldiers have been in the country fighting against the Taliban for the last 18 years. India has also been invited by the Qatar government to the peace deal ceremony.

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Afghan Peace Deal: 'Will ensure Afghanistan is never used as terror base' says Mike Pompeo

The U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issue a joint statement with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on combating terrorism in Afghanistan and supporting the Afghan security and defence forces.

Prez Ashraf Ghani gives US-Afghan joint statement

Afghan peace deal after 18 months of intense negotiations

Afghan Peace deal: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaches Doha

US, Taliban to sign deal aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a congratulatory letter to Ashraf Ghani on his re-election as the Afghanistan President A major deal will be signed in Doha. The representatives from the United States and Afghanistan will sign the peace deal today. The peace agreement will pave the way for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. American soldiers have been in the country fighting against the Taliban for the last 18 years.

What role India has in US-Taliban peace deal?

US-Taliban peace deal would lead to complete withdrawal of US troops?

Who will be most affected by US-Taliban peace deal?

After two decades of conflict, The Trump administration will sign a peace deal with the Taliban on Saturday. But why has the Afghan govt been left out of the talks? Do the people in Afghanistan trust the US lead peace process? Watch this special report.

Gravitas: Afghan Peace Deal, can the Taliban be trusted?

The Taliban justifies the 9/11 attack. The Taliban said the U.S to be blamed for the Hijack. The U.S negotiating a peace deal for Afghanistan. The U.S has held seven rounds of talks. The U.S wants an Afghan deal by September. The Taliban has released a video. Watch this video to know more.

Taliban provokes America, justifies 9/11 attack

The current spiral of violence in Afghanistan unleashed by the Taliban and the United States is, by all accounts, for gaining the upper hand when a peace deal is concluded.&nbsp;Therefore, the killings may be taken to hint at the US and Taliban being close to a peace agreement - enforcing a ceasefire, US troop withdrawal and a new (Taliban) government - before the national election scheduled to be held in September. Such a view is reinforced by recent developments including the two-day meeting in Doha on July 7-8 followed by the four-country conference in China. The four countries that constitute the core group to drive forward the Afghan peace process are the US, Russia, China and Pakistan.

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad followed up the proposals discussed in Doha with the core group at its meeting in China. The seventh round of talks led by Khalilzad in Doha is the first where the representatives of the Taliban, as well as official Afghanistan - 60 of them -, met for the first time across a conference table. Hitherto, the Afghan government had shunned the violent Taliban; and, the latter, for its part, scorned the government as a puppet regime of the Americans. The hostile line dividing the two was overcome by all representatives attending the Doha talks in their individual capacity.

This helped Khalilzad take forward decisively his four-point agenda of a ceasefire, intra-Afghan dialogue, procedure for withdrawal and democracy and respect for human rights from Doha to Beijing. The result, endorsed by the four-country core group, is a basic roadmap for Afghanistan’s future based on democracy and human rights (with emphasis on women’s rights). This indicates a softening of the Taliban’s hitherto tough line.

The outcome of the Doha and China meetings show that India, which has been kept out of the core group, would be relegated to a lesser role despite the $3 billion it has invested in Afghanistan for development purposes.

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The current spiral of violence in Afghanistan unleashed by the Taliban and the United States is, by all accounts, for gaining the upper hand when a peace deal is concluded.

The current spiral of violence in Afghanistan unleashed by the Taliban and the United States is, by all accounts, for gaining the upper hand when a peace deal is concluded. Therefore, the killings may be taken to hint at the US and Taliban being close to a peace agreement - enforcing a ceasefire, US troop withdrawal and a new (Taliban) government - before the national election scheduled to be held in September. Such a view is reinforced by recent developments including the two-day meeting in Doha on July 7-8 followed by the four-country conference in China. The four countries that constitute the core group to drive forward the Afghan peace process are the US, Russia, China and Pakistan. The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad followed up the proposals discussed in Doha with the core group at its meeting in China. The seventh round of talks led by Khalilzad in Doha is the first where the representatives of the Taliban, as well as official Afghanistan - 60 of them -, met for the first time across a conference table. Hitherto, the Afghan government had shunned the violent Taliban; and, the latter, for its part, scorned the government as a puppet regime of the Americans. The hostile line dividing the two was overcome by all representatives attending the Doha talks in their individual capacity. This helped Khalilzad take forward decisively his four-point agenda of a ceasefire, intra-Afghan dialogue, procedure for withdrawal and democracy and respect for human rights from Doha to Beijing. The result, endorsed by the four-country core group, is a basic roadmap for Afghanistan’s future based on democracy and human rights (with emphasis on women’s rights). This indicates a softening of the Taliban’s hitherto tough line. The outcome of the Doha and China meetings show that India, which has been kept out of the core group, would be relegated to a lesser role despite the $3 billion it has invested in Afghanistan for development purposes. (Disclaimer: WION Edit is the channel's take on the big events of the world)

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Morning News Brief: Coronavirus death-toll, Buttgieg drops out of Presidential race and more

Morning News Brief: Trump hails Afghan peace deal, Biden wins South Carolina, and more

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Donald Trump: I'll be meeting personally with Taliban leaders

India to attend US-Taliban Afghan peace deal ceremony

Watch: WION's ground report from Qatar on Afghan peace deal

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Prez Ashraf Ghani gives US-Afghan joint statement

Afghan peace deal after 18 months of intense negotiations

Afghan Peace deal: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaches Doha

US, Taliban to sign deal aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan

US, Taliban to sign deal aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan

What role India has in US-Taliban peace deal?

US-Taliban peace deal would lead to complete withdrawal of US troops?

Who will be most affected by US-Taliban peace deal?

Gravitas: Afghan Peace Deal, can the Taliban be trusted?

Taliban provokes America, justifies 9/11 attack

WION Edit: Taliban, US violence for upper hand in Afghan deal