The Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to discuss the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
It comes after talks with the US collapsed spectacularly earlier this week.
According to officials from the insurgent group, the visit is aimed at informing world leaders about the latest developments with the peace talks and the US's decision to call off the process.
Last week US President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Taliban leaders at his Camp David retreat.
Israel says it's moving towards Lebanon ceasefire
Israel is moving towards a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah but there are still issues to address, its government said on Monday, while two senior Lebanese officials voiced guarded optimism of a deal soon even as Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon.
15 Turkish-backed fighters killed by Kurdish forces in Syria
At least 15 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed on Sunday after Kurdish-led forces infiltrated their territory in the country’s north, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.
March demanding release of Pakistan's Imran Khan nears capital
A march by hundreds of supporters to demand the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan reached the fringes of Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on Monday, his party and officials said, amid reports of violence elsewhere.
16 rescued after tourist boat sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast
Egyptian authorities rescued 16 people after a tourist boat sank off its Red Sea coast, as search operations continued for the remaining passengers and crew members.
One dead, three injured in Lithuania cargo plane crash
A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house as it approached for landing at Lithuania’s Vilnius airport early on Monday, killing one person and injuring three others on the aircraft, officials said.
