Peace

Basque group ETA to announce dissolution ‘on May 5 or 6’: mediator

The Basque militant group ETA will make the highly anticipated announcement of its dissolution on the first weekend in May, an international mediator told Basque radio

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UN reopens lethal autonomous weapons talks with eye on defining ‘killer robots’

A new round of talks on the use of so-called killer robots reopened at the United Nations, with a focus on defining the characteristics of autonomous lethal weapons.

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Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan

The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate

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Ghani’s peace offer to the Taliban: A long shot, but worth a shot

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was right to offer peace to the Taliban, and he deserves praise for making such a politically risky move, Michael Kugelman and Nishtha Sharma argue

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Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades of violence.

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Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States

The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan which it said "has been imposed upon us"

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“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of UN work

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Colombia’s ELN announce new ceasefire during legislative election

Colombia's ELN rebels, whose peace talks with the government have been suspended since the end of January, announced on Monday a temporary ceasefire during next month's legislative elections

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Basque separatist group ETA puts dissolution to vote

Basque militant separatist group ETA has put its proposed dissolution to an internal vote, according to extracts of a letter by its leaders published in Basque newspaper Gara

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Kashmir looks for peace as ceasefire violations increase on the India-Pakistan border

People living along the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir look for peace as ceasefire violations on both sides continue to increase

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