i'm nancy kacunigra. our top stories. a top us official says a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon and could lead to american troop withdrawals. the english premier league side manchester city are banned from european football for two seasons for breaking financial rules. the us department ofjustice is dropping its investigation into the former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe for lying about leaks to the media. and the who is seeking more information from china about more than 1,700 health workers infected with the new coronavirus. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with news about afghanistan where the us says a short—term reduction of violence with the taliban will come into effect in the near future. the agreement was confirmed by the us defence secretary mark esper and if it works, it could be followed by more far—reaching peace talks — and a staggered withdrawal of american forces. the deal was made public at a security conference in munich — and our chief int

i'm nancy kacunigra. our top stories.s a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon and could lead to american troop withdrawals. the english premier league side manchester city are banned from european football for two seasons for breaking financial rules. the us department ofjustice is dropping its investigation into the former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe for lying about leaks to the media. and the who is seeking more information from china about more than 1,700 health workers infected with the new coronavirus. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with news about afghanistan where the us says a short—term reduction of violence with the taliban will come