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Afghanistan freeing hundreds more Taliban prisoners

Iran, Afghan officials discuss border incident in Kabul
Iranian and Afghan officials held a meeting on Tuesday in Kabul to exchange views about a recent deadly incident which occurred for Afghan migrants at the two countries’ border.
Afghanistan freeing hundreds more Taliban prisoners
Afghan authorities said on Tuesday 900 more Taliban prisoners will be released, as calls grew for the militants to extend a cease-fire on its third and final day.
Russia leapfrogs Saudi Arabia as China's top crude oil supplier in April
Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as China's top crude oil supplier in April, customs data showed, with imports rising 18 percent from the same month a year earlier as refiners snapped up cheap raw materials amid a price war between the two producers.
Singapore cuts 2020 economic forecasts for third time on coronavirus concerns
Singapore drastically downgraded its economic forecast for 2020 after its coronavirus-hit economy contracted in the first quarter of the year, official data showed on Tuesday.
India Q1 GDP growth likely to be weakest since 2012: Poll
India's economy is likely to have expanded at its slowest pace in at least eight years in the January-March quarter, partly as a result of the coronavirus clampdown, a Reuters poll predicted.
Afghan Eid truce holds as prisoner release expected
A surprise Taliban cease-fire appeared to be holding for a second day Monday as authorities planned to release up to 2,000 militants held by security forces.
China warns US of countermeasures over Hong Kong trading threats
China warned the US that it will take “every necessary measure” to protect its interests after a top White House advisor said that Washington might revoke Hong Kong’s special trading privileges if Beijing enacts a tough new security law.
Boy, five, flies alone from Delhi to Bengaluru, meets mother after three months
After nearly two months suspension, domestic flights operations resumed on May 25, bringing hundreds of people to their home. Many among them have not met their near and dear ones since March end when Prime Minister announced lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus.
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler's pet dies in Moscow Zoo
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
Man in India divorces wife over quarantine tiff
A man from Bihar divorced his wife through triple talaq, because she had reportedly suggested that he stay at the local quarantine center before entering home.