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The second day of no king's demonstrations got underway across the country, four months after the first.

With large crowds gathering in purported 2,500-plus cities and towns to express the disdain for the Trump administration,

attendees could outnumber the sizable quantity seen in June. On Friday, Mr. Trump told Fox News, I'm not a king. Delegations from Afghanistan and

Pakistan met in Qatar in an attempt to resolve a crisis that has led to dozens of deaths. A 48-hour

ceasefire, agreed after a week of violence, ended on Friday night, and was followed

by further assaults. Pakistan claims that Afghanistan is harboring militants who have been striking

across the border. Afghanistan has made similar claims about its neighbor. Iran said it was no longer

bound by the terms of the GCPOA, a multinational nuclear deal it signed

with six world powers in 2015. The deal, which expired today, restricted its uranium enrichment

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