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A man with his son waits for transport next to huge portraits of Saudi leaders and a Pakistani prime minister displayed on a highway on the occasion of the visit by Saudi Arabia's crown prince to Pakistan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Islamabad on Sunday evening on an official visit that is expected to include the signing of agreements for billions of dollars of investment in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Saudi crown prince arrives in Pakistan for regional visitSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Pakistan's capital for a four-day regional visit

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Fire in slum kills 9 in southeastern BangladeshA fire official says a devastating blaze that raced through a crammed slum in southeastern Bangladesh has left at least nine people dead and several others injured

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Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians in southern AfghanistanAn Afghan official says a roadside bomb killed three civilians in the southern Kandahar province

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AP Explains: What are India's options after Kashmir attackAP Explains: What are India's options after Kashmir attack

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Turkmenistan to open vet clinic despite harsh animal viewsThe president of Turkmenistan, a country criticized for allegedly exterminating stray dogs and cats, has ordered the establishment of a national veterinary clinic for domestic animals

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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Karzai expressed fears that a previously unscheduled meeting between the Taliban and the United States in Pakistan on Monday risks engulfing Afghanistan into regional rivalries, as its neighbors and powerful Persian Gulf states jockey for influence in a post- U.S. Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

AP Interview: Karzai worries Pakistan talks risk peace pactAP Interview: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expresses fear that previously unscheduled peace talks between the Taliban and the U.S. in Pakistan on Monday risk engulfing the country in regional rivalries

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FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, an Indian paramilitary soldier walks past graffiti on a wall in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers on Feb. 14, 2019, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike against neighboring Pakistan in 2016 has urged caution. India blamed the attack on Pakistan and promised a "crushing response." New Delhi accuses its archrival of supporting rebels in Kashmir, a charge that Islamabad denies. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

Retired Indian general urges caution against Pakistan strikeAs India considers its response to the suicide bombing of a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a retired military commander who oversaw a 2016 military strike against Pakistan has urged caution

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Pakistan's capital roads are decorated with portraits of Pakistani and Saudi leaders on the occasion of the visit by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to Pakistan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Pakistan said Wednesday that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Islamabad later this week on an official visit that is expected to include the signing of agreements for billions of dollars of investment in Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Saudi crown prince delays visit to Pakistan by a dayPakistani officials say visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been delayed by a day

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Indian protestors shout slogans against Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. The death toll from a car bombing on a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir has climbed to at least 40, becoming the single deadliest attack in the divided region's volatile history, security officials said Friday. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir suicide attackIndia's prime minister is warning of a "crushing response" to the suicide bombing of a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir, an attack that killed 41 and is the deadliest in the divided region's volatile history

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President Donald Trump walks out to begin speaking at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Trump might extend March 2 trade deadlineU.S. President Donald Trump says there's a "possibility" he will extend a March 2 deadline in trade talks with China if both sides are close to a deal