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Venezuelan nonprofit says 16 verified prisoners released under Venezuela’s amnesty

Venezuela’s new amnesty law has started freeing some political detainees, but rights groups say the numbers stay far below government claims

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Pakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the Afghan border

Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan and says it killed at least 70 Pakistani militants blamed for attacks at home

Kim reelected to top post of North Korea’s ruling party

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing

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A notorious camp in Syria tied to alleged IS families is emptied as final convoy departs

Officials say Syria has emptied the al-Hol camp, long known for holding women and children with alleged links to the Islamic State group

Washington and Tehran to hold more nuclear talks as protests reignite in Iran

Fresh Geneva negotiations suggest Trump’s team believes the Iranian government is making serious proposalsIran and the US are expected to meet for a further round of talks in Geneva this week in a sign that Donald Trump’s team believes Tehran is making serious proposals to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and show it is not seeking a nuclear weapon.As fears loomed of renewed conflict after Washington carried out a major redeployment of military assets to the region, the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said he thought there was still a good chance of finding a diplomatic solution. Continue reading...