WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) speaks during a press briefing in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 5, 2020. Pompeo said Thursday the increasing violence in some parts of Afghanistan was unacceptable, urging warring parties to stop posturing before intra-Afghan peace talks.

ISTANBUL, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (C) attends a press conference in the province of Edirne, Turkey, on March 5, 2020. Turkey is deploying 1,000 special operation police forces along Turkeys border zone with Greece, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, Russia, on March 5, 2020. Russia and Turkey agreed Thursday on a ceasefire in the de-escalation zone in Syrias northwestern province of Idlib, after talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan which lasted for about six hours.

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump leaves for Pennsylvania at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 5, 2020.

NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on March 5, 2020. U.S. stocks plunged in choppy trading on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 969.58 points, or 3.58 percent, to 26,121.28. The S&P 500 fell 106.18 points, or 3.39 percent, to 3,023.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index erased 279.49 points, or 3.10 percent, to 8,738.60.

GIZA, March 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (C) speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Saqqara necropolis, Giza province, Egypt, March 5, 2020. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated on Thursday the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the Saqqara necropolis near the capital Cairo, after the completion of its restoration.