Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIs peace with the Taliban possible?President Trump has abruptly called off peace talks with the Afghan Taliban just as it appeared the insurgents and Washington were on…
Taliban: US has most to lose from cancelled…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIs peace with the Taliban possible?The Taliban says Americans have the most to lose from cancelling peace negotiations that sought to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.…
Typhoon Faxai makes landfall in Japan
Image copyright AFP Image caption Typhoon Faxai battered the Japanese capital with winds of up to 210km/h (130mph) More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With…
Tom Hanks: Cynicism has become our default
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tom Hanks spoke to reporters at the Toronto Film Festival Tom Hanks has said the increasing level of cynicism in society is partly what led him to take a…
Defeat malaria in a generation – heres how
Image copyright Getty Images The world could be free of malaria - one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity - within a generation, a major report says. Each year there are still…
Bahamas hurricane damage like nuclear bomb
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A number of people are being evacuated from Great Abaco to the capital, Nassau Authorities in the Bahamas have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it hit the island…
MPs to hold second vote on early election
Image copyright EPA Image caption Last Wednesday, Boris Johnson's first call for a general election was rejected by MPs The government is to ask MPs to agree to a snap election for a second time,…
As college football attendance slumps, new ways to…
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