Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.

When French President Emmanuel Macron leaned in to give Premier Giuseppe Conte the Italian double-cheek kiss not once, but on two separate occasions, during a Franco-Italian summit in Naples this week, it was much more than a greeting.

Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck might bring over $20,000 but it’s far from the ?brand new? ride the salesman touts it to be while attempting to start the engine.

Israelis head to the polls for the third time in less than a year on Monday, after the two previous parliamentary races ended inconclusively.

The United Nations said Sunday that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey?s land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union.

Arinze Chidom had 14 points and nine rebounds, Callum McRae added 12 points and 10 boards, and UC Riverside beat cold-shooting Hawaii 49-43 on Saturday night.

The center-right populist opposition claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia, ending the reign of the country’s long dominant but scandal-tainted leftist party that governed on an anti-immigration platform.

Sidney Crosby takes full responsibility for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ current rut.

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday night in a matchup of teams slowed by injury and chasing playoff spots.

Lamine Diane and Terrell Gomez scored 27 points apiece as Cal State Northridge topped Cal State Fullerton 99-92 on Saturday night.