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Pakistan’s chief of spy agency visits Kabul amid increased tensions – official A Pakistani delegation was in Kabul on Monday to meet Afghan authorities amid increased tensions, an Afghan official said. The meeting is the first since the Pakistani Embassy closed its consular section in Kabul earlier this month, citing unspecified security concerns. Kaber Haqmal, spokesman for the Afghanistan’s national security adviser, said the two sides discussed efforts to normalize relations. He said that Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib has met with Gen. Faiz Hameed, the head of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, and Suhail Mahmood, Pakistan’s foreign secretary, AP reported. Kabul is blaming Islamabad for supporting the Taliban in the country’s protracted war, a charge Pakista...

Former Michigan State, Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers dies at 38 Former Michigan State star Charles Rogers, who joined the Detroit Lions as the NFL’s second overall pick in the 2003 draft, has died at the age of 38. Rogers was a star college athlete at Michigan State and appeared destined for big things when he was drafted by the Lions, although his career in the league never quite took off as many had hoped. He was released by the Lions in 2006 and subsequent attempts to break back into the league with the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t work out. Rogers reportedly struggled with drug issues, in particular after his career came to an end. The news of his death came on Monday morning from former teamm...

WATCH: Plane SLIDES OFF icy runway at Chicago O’Hare Airport Terrified passengers could only hold on for dear life as their American Eagle flight touched down on the icy runway at Chicago’s O'Hare Airport Monday morning before sliding off the tarmac amid blizzard-like conditions. Miraculously, no one among the 38 passengers and three crew members was injured in the incident, and everyone on board was evacuated safely. BREAKING: @AmericanAir Flight AA4125 from @flyfrompti to @fly2ohare slides off runway in Chicago this morning. Passengers tell me everyone is OK, deplaned and on buses to terminal. Video: Joseph Lian from Greensboro. @ABC11_WTVD @ABC #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/rBwyqfVtiU— Andrea Blanford (@AndreaABC11) November 11, 2019 https:...

Jordan ‘committed’ to Israel peace treaty as land deal ends – FM Jordan said on Monday it was committed to its peace treaty with Israel despite ending a 25-year deal that allows its neighbor to use two parcels of land along its border under its sovereignty. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the country acted in accordance with the treaty in not renewing the deal over the two enclaves straddling the border that allowed Israel special rights over its citizens working and present in the two areas, Reuters reports. The deal was part of the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty. Jordan’s King Abdullah arrived on Monday in the enclave that straddles its northern border with Israel a day after the end of a 25-year special regime with its neighbor that allowed Israeli farmers access to the...