Top 10 World News: Afghan President's peace plan, situation in Jordan, and more
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, seeking an agreement with the Taliban and a ceasefire before elections, a document shows. Meanwhile, dramatic developments are taking place in Jordan. The Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah’s half-brother and former former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been told to halt actions used to target the country’s ‘security and stability’. Read this and more in our Top 10 World News brief.
Ghani’s plan will be presented as a counter to proposals put forward by Washington, rejected by the Afghan government, that envisage immediately drawing up a new legal system for an interim administration to include Taliban representatives
In a statement published by the state news agency, it said the action was part of a broader security investigation in which a former minister, a member of the royal family and some other unidentified individuals were detained
Easter papal services were attended by small gathering in second year in a row due to coronavirus pandemic
Protesters hold eggs to coincide with Easter Sunday and make the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Taunggyi in Myanmar's Shan state on Sunday. Photograph:( AFP )
No immediate claim of responsibility for the attack was received. No casualties or property damage has been reported
Opinion polls suggest Borissov’s centre-right GERB will again be the largest party, with 28-29% of the vote, but will fall short of a majority and may struggle to build a stable coalition in a more fractured parliament
Teams have been working around the clock to remove the wrecked train from inside the tunnel and to search for more bodies. Officials warned the death toll could rise
China claims almost the entirety of the resource-rich sea and has asserted its stance by building up small shoals and reefs into military bases with airstrips and port facilities.
Some protestors also accused the government of exaggerating the seriousness of the deadly virus by publishing wrong and increased tally
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