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U.S., Taliban close to deal as fighting intensifies

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to a deal to reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, as insurgent forces attacked a second northern city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UiqluQ

Saudi-led coalition says strikes Houthi arms site in Yemen, group says prison hit

A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in southwest Yemen that Houthi-run media said had hit a prison, killing tens of people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LglBmV

Trains to Hong Kong airport suspended amid protester disruption

Trains to Hong Kong's international airport were suspended on Sunday as pro-democracy protesters threatened to disrupt transport links to the airport, The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) operator said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZGwZMD

Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a police spokesman said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zIrMJQ

U.S., Taliban at 'threshold' of Afghan agreement: U.S. official

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to an agreement that would reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, a day after insurgent forces stormed the strategic northern city of Kunduz. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ldpadf

Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HCazWG

Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of World War Two

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zDKrX2

Iran shows off undamaged satellite after failed launch

Iran showed off an undamaged satellite on Saturday, days after a rocket exploded on its launchpad in the third failed launch of the year, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/32bjGFA

Iran minister indicates satellite undamaged after failed launch

Iran's telecommunications minister suggested in a tweet on Saturday that an Iranian satellite was undamaged after a failed launch, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MLr86H

This Week’s News Quiz: The Sackler Family, Boris Johnson and Andrew Luck

By CHRIS STANFORD and WILL DUDDING from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2Lfm9rK

Trump’s Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Shared Intimate Details of First Family

By KATIE ROGERS, ANNIE KARNI and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HPe8Jp

World War II and the Ingredients of Slaughter

By BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MN7w1X

How Paying for College Is Changing Middle-Class Life

By CAITLIN ZALOOM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Zn37cR

Valerie Harper, Who Won Fame and Emmys as ‘Rhoda,’ Dies at 80

By BRUCE WEBER from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2zwAqLc

Don’t Use Bootleg or Street Vaping Products, C.D.C. Warns

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32i15rz

Citizenship Change Will Affect a Handful, but the Backlash Is Fierce

By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2zufgxj

The Frauding of America’s Farmers

By PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2ZxNUAR

The Man Trump Wishes He Were

By DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HwhVuK

North Korea says Pompeo's remarks make talks with U.S. more difficult

A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about "North Korea's rogue behavior" will make talks with the United States more difficult, the North's KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/30Kyb32

Why People Hate Religion

By TIMOTHY EGAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2L8J5tP