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Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister has held talks with the Palestinian president in Ramallah, the first high-level meeting between…
Erdogan says no decision yet on Taliban request for Turkish help at airport
Middle East
August 27, 2021
Erdogan says no decision yet on Taliban request for Turkish help at airport
ANKARA, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Turkey has not made a final decision on a Taliban request for support to run…
Israeli PM aims to push Biden away from Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
August 27, 2021
Israeli PM aims to push Biden away from Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is aiming to dissuade President Joe Biden from returning to the Iran…
US Supreme Court ends CDC’s pandemic residential eviction moratorium
World
August 27, 2021
US Supreme Court ends CDC’s pandemic residential eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court on Thursday ended the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions imposed…
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Middle East
August 27, 2021
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Aug 27 (Reuters) – US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on…
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ baby sues 30 years later
Music
August 26, 2021
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ baby sues 30 years later
In 1991, photographer Kirk Weddle asked a friend to bring his four-month baby to a photo shoot at a swimming…
Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations, narrow differences on Iran
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations, narrow differences on Iran
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday will seek to reset…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
Middle East
August 24, 2021
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in summer sunshine on…
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent…