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18 June 2013 Last updated at 15:59 ET

US to open direct Taliban talksUS troops outside Kabul. 18 June 2013

The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.


Russian President Vladimir Putin, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack ObamaG8 backs urgent Syria peace talks

G8 leaders back calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible", without mentioning the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.

Brazilian President Dilma RousseffBrazil president 'proud' of protests

Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.

Lyse Doucet Article written by Lyse Doucet Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent

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