Bloomberg The US said it’s at the “threshold” of a deal with the Taliban after the latest round of talks ended, even amid reports that the group attacked another Afghan city on Sunday. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said he’ll be travelling to Kabul for consultations after discussions with the Taliban. The withdrawal of American and NATO ...

Bloomberg Efforts by France and Iran to salvage the nuclear deal are gaining momentum as Tehran sends its special envoy back to Paris while signalling it could be edging closer to a plan to restore some of its oil exports. On Monday President Hassan Rouhani’s special representative and deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will head an economic delegation on his ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong protesters caused major disruptions to the city’s international airport on Sunday, massing outside the building in attempt to paralyse transport to and from the facility. MTR Corp, operator of the city’s rail system, cancelled express trains to the airport, while demonstrators blocked buses from leaving the airport terminal. Protesters vandalised turnstiles at some of stations and sprayed ...