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The US President arrived at Bagram Air Field shortly after 8.30 p.m. local time on Thursday and spent more than two-and-a-half hours on the ground, serving turkey during Thanksgiving, thanking the troops and sitting down with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to the latest official data. There are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday issued an apology for the hurt and offence caused by Islamophobia within the Conservative Party as he pledged an independent inquiry into all forms of prejudice in his Tory party ranks.

Natural riches come in two conflicting types in Russia's Arctic north: valuable minerals and spectacular wildlife. But sadly for many threatened species, the decline in Arctic sea ice has created a new economic opportunity for Russia in their remote habitat.

US federal law enforcement agencies have arrested 90 more foreign students, mostly from India, taking the total number of students held so far to over 250 from a fake university set up by the authorities to check immigration fraud.

Iraq's protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet on Thursday as a government crackdown killed nearly 40 demonstrators following the dramatic torching of an Iranian consulate.

North Korea fired two projectiles on Thursday, using the start of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States to telegraph its frustration over Washington's refusal to grant sanctions relief.

Turkey and Libya on Wednesday signed two agreements on security and military cooperation and restriction of marine jurisdictions. Ankara says agreements were signed when President Erdogan met Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern apologised on Thursday for the then-government's handling of a plane crash in Antarctica 40 years ago that took the lives of 257 people in the country's worst peacetime disaster.

Police teams began clearing a Hong Kong university that was a flashpoint for clashes with anti-government demonstrators, as the government slammed a US move to sign into law bills supporting human rights in the Chinese territory.

Ola has now expanded its operations to London and the company has announced the beginning of registration of licensed drivers in the city, which will be followed by passenger service in the coming weeks.

Donald Trump tweeted a photo-shopped image of himself as a rippling, bare-chested boxer. The president is furious over media speculation following his sudden trip to a government hospital outside Washington and the startling tweet was his latest attempt to put talk of ill health to rest.

A group of protesters in Iraq have set fire to Iran's consulate in the southern city of Najaf amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Protesters chanted "Iran out of Iraq" as flames engulfed the building.

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Human Rights and Democracy Act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify its special status with the US.

For the first time, China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, according to a study published Wednesday that offered fresh evidence of Beijing's global ambitions.