lima news. the headlines. talks have taken place in doha between senior us and taliban officials it is theirfirst senior us and taliban officials it is their first face—to—face meeting since the teller band seized control of afghanistan. it comes as mass funerals have been held in the for many victims of the huge blast on friday. lebanon has been plunged into darkness again after its electricity grid shut down leaving the entire country without power. it's two largest power stations ran out of fuel in an ongoing economic and financial crisis hitting the country. officials say it is unlikely that electricity supplies will resume for monday. the taiwanese president has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom need growing tensions with beijing. responding to a speech from president xijinping responding to a speech from president xi jinping they say that reunification is not