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KABUL: The US military said two of its service members were killed on Wednesday in Afghanistan. The deaths occurred a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Afghan capital of Kabul, where he said Washington was hopeful of a peace deal before Sept 1. At a news conference in New Delhi, Pompeo said he was aware of …

ISLAMABAD: Absence of another candidate from the Asia-Pacific Group for a two-year tenure of a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has enabled India to bag the group’s unanimous endorsement. India’s candidature for the Security Council’s non-permanent seat was endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group on Tuesday. India’s Permanent Representative at the UN Amb Syed Akbaruddin in a …