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US has 'significantly' upped strikes on Islamic State in Afghanistan -general

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) The United States has "significantly" increased its air strikes against Islamic State in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama granted commanders broader authority last month to target the group there, a US military spokesman said today.
Islamic State is a relatively new force in Afghanistan and the militant group has violently challenged the much larger Afghan Taliban movement in pockets of the country.
Obama granted the US military the authority to strike Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh, in January, with concerns mounting about the group's increasing global reach. US forces could previously strike Islamic State in Afghanistan but it was under more narrow circumstances, such as for protection of troops.

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Israel-Hamas talks on ceasefire, hostage deal on brink of collapse

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Jerusalem, Apr 20 (UNI) There is a possibility that Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas will discontinue their talks in Qatar on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed Arab official familiar with the matter.

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KOLKATA, APR 20 (UNI):- Girls use scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun during hot afternoon in Kolkata on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-66U

KOLKATA, APR 20 (UNI):- Girls use scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun during hot afternoon in Kolkata on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-65U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-64U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-63U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-62U

KHUNTI, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister for Tribal Affairs cum Farmer's Welfare, Arjun Munda, attending Sarhul festival and forthcoming parliamentary election meeting with poor villagers at Torpa village under Khunti district of Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-61U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):- Chikkodi Lok Sabha Constituency Election Officer Rahul Sindhe flagging off Special Disabled persons awareness rally related to Lok Sabha election, in Belagavi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-60U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):- Special Disabled persons awareness taking out rally related to Lok Sabha election awareness, in Belagavi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-59U

JAMMU, APR 20 (UNI):- Jammu and Kashmir BJP president flanked by senior leaders addressing a press conference in Jammu on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-58U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a day Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTOS-57U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):- Police arrested People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) Naxalite Area Commander Soma Hembrome along with PLFI Naxalite Birsa Khandait ahead of Lok Sabha elections at Chaibasa in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-56U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-55U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-54U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-53U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-52U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-51U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-50U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar Inauguration a Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication(CBC), at MGBS in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTOS-49U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Union Agriculture and Tribal Affairs Minister and President of Archery Association of India (AAI) Arjun Munda conducts a meeting ahead of Archery Tournament for short listed candidates for Paris Olympic 2024. in Ranchi Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-48U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):– Union Agriculture and Tribal Affairs Minister and President of Archery Association of India (AAI) Arjun Munda conducts a meeting ahead of Archery Tournament for short listed candidates for Paris Olympic 2024. in Ranchi Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-47U