China Russia Pakistan call for early resumption of US-Taliban peace talks:
The Representatives of Pakistan, China, and Russia called on the US and the Taliban to return to the negotiation table at the earliest and reach an agreement.
Aim:
To end the 18-year long war in Afghanistan.
The discussion in this regard held during the four-party consultations between representatives of US, China, Pakistan, and Russia on the Afghan peace process.
The participants committed to work with Afghanistan and the Taliban to reach a comprehensive and sustainable peace agreement between the two to end in the country.
Russia, China, and Pakistan expressed their support for the earliest resumption of the negotiation process and an agreement between the US and the Taliban, which will pave the way for launching intra-Afghan talks.
They reaffirmed that any peace agreement must include protection for the rights of all Afghans.
The nine rounds of peace talks held in Qatar`s capital city of Doha, the US and the Taliban reached upon an agreement.
The negotiations, however, were called off in the aftermath of several Taliban-led terror attacks in Kabul that left scores.
Alberto Fernandez won the Argentinas presidential elections:
Alberto Fernandez and his running mate, former president Cristina Kirchner, won Argentina`s presidential elections 2019. They defeated President Mauricio Macri. Fernandez secured 48% of the vote, and the center-right incumbent Mauricio Macri secured around 40%. Mauricio Macri is the first incumbent president in Argentine history to be defeated in his re-election bid. The elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Alberto Fernandez on his victory in Argentina`s presidential elections. He also said that India is looking forward to working with Argentina to further expand and deepen the strategic partnership between the countries.
Likely successor to ISIS leader Baghdadi killed by US forces:
United States President Donald Trump has announced that the American military has killed the likely successor of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The US President did not identify the person or give more detail on how the ISIS terrorist was killed. Al-Baghdadi was killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria.
US House sanctions on Turkey over Syria:
The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on Turkish military and government officials over Ankara`s military operation against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.
The 403-16 vote is the latest rebuke of Trump`s decision to withdraw US forces from northeast Syria and leave Kurdish allies without military support as Turkey launched an operation in the area.
The Bill could cripple Turkey`s economy and would punish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally by requiring an assessment of his net worth amid questions inside Turkey about his finances.
Turkey condemned the House votes, saying the sanctions Bill is "incompatible with the spirit of our allied relations under NATO.
British MPs vote in favour of holding general elections on Dec 12:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson`s proposal for an early poll on the 12th December got through the House of Commons by a margin of 438 votes to 20.
If the bill is approved by the House Lords also, this will be for the first time that elections will take place in December since 1923.
The Prime Minister Johnson has said the public must be given a choice over the future of Brexit and the country.
Mr Johnson hoped, the election will give him a fresh mandate for his Brexit deal and break the current Parliamentary deadlock.
The deadlock has led to the UK`s exit being further delayed to 31 January.