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Iran may answer UN nuclear questions as deal talks near end

Iran is suggesting it could supply answers long sought by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog toward the end of May

As Iran talks near end, UN nuclear watchdog chief in Tehran

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has met with Iranian officials as talks in Vienna over Tehran’s tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be reaching their end

Taliban official wanted by U.S. makes rare public appearance

The Taliban's acting interior minister says Taliban security police guilty of misconduct in Afghanistan are being penalized after many abuse allegations

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets

India has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions to the U

Minister resigns from Libya's new govt, citing unfair vote

A newly appointed minister in one of Libya’s rival governments has resigned, alleging that the vote in the eastern city of Tobruk that ushered in the new administration failed to include all of the country's factions

Nepal approves contentious US aid grant despite protests

Nepal’s Parliament has approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States despite protests both inside the legislature and on the streets

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India walks tightrope over calls for Russia's isolation

India has abstained from voting on a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Russia cease its invasion of Ukraine

Afghan students return to Kabul U, but with restrictions

Students have returned to Kabul University, among Afghanistan's oldest and most revered institutions of higher education