News Headlines - 05 March 2016

▽Taliban reject participation in Afghan peace talks - Stripes

The Taliban will not participate in peace talks while government forces and coalition troops continue to attack the insurgents, the group said in a statement on Saturday.

▽Bin Laden files: Seven things we learned from second tranche - BBC News

The US has released a second tranche of documents found during the 2011 raid on a house in Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden.

▽Ted Cruz Wins Kansas Republican Caucuses

Ted Cruz has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Kansas, beating front runner Donald Trump.
The result adds to his previous victories in Iowa, Alaska, Oklahoma and his home state of Texas.

▽This Is What the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Actually Looks Like

Donald Trump has famously and repeatedly promised to seal the border with a wall if he's elected. He and others have promised to send people who illegally crossed the border—a number that appears to have leveled off—back to Mexico. For these people, the border wall isn't an abstraction. Many parts of the border are already covered in fences. In other spots, the wall is not made of bricks, but out of scanners, drones, and guards.

▽Newcastle United players offer public backing to manager Steve McClaren | The Guardian

Newcastle United’s first team squad have taken the extraordinary step of releasing a statement offering their beleaguered manager, Steve McClaren unequivocal support.