The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the Taliban, the chief US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday. The deal must still be approved by US President Donald Trump before it can be signed, Khalilzad said.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday made an implicit warning to lawmakers that he could be forced to call an election if they tied his hands on Brexit. An alliance of opposition lawmakers are plotting with rebels in Johnson’s Conservative Party to take control of parliament and tie the government’s hands with legislation that would block a no-deal exit.
Students have been the backbone of opposition to government plans to allow extraditions to China, a movement that has morphed into wider protests against the Beijing-backed unelected Hong Kong leadership. Hundreds have been arrested in violent clashes with police. Beijing has labelled protesters "terrorists", with an editorial by China's state news agency on Sunday warning "the end is coming".Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday stepped up his calls to protect players from burn-out after claiming England's festive fixture ...
