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Firefight involving Western forces erupts amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Firefight involving Western forces erupts amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos
KABUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A firefight involving Western forces erupted at Kabul airport on Monday when Afghan guards exchanged…
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
A recent editorial in Al-Alam, an Iranian-owned Arabic-language publication, warned people not to trust the Americans the way the Afghan people did. The people…
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
August 20, 2021
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is warning that food aid will run out this week for millions of…
At 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
Main Slider
August 20, 2021
At 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
DEDZA, Malawi (AP) — More than a year after COVID-19 began sweeping the world, abruptly cutting short her Peace Corps…
Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
World
August 19, 2021
Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Tourists and servers alike dance atop tables and in the aisles at one restaurant on…
New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage
World
August 19, 2021
New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage
HAVANA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Cuba introduced tighter controls on the use of social media this week, including a ban…
Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is sending soldiers to reinforce its border with Iran in…
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
The Taliban have been handed a huge financial and geopolitical edge in relations with the world’s biggest powers as the militant group seizes…
Photos: Egypt, US participate in Red Sea maritime transit training
Egypt
August 17, 2021
Photos: Egypt, US participate in Red Sea maritime transit training
Egyptian Naval Forces and their US counterparts carried out a joint transit naval training within the Southern Fleet in the…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
The US and the rest of the international community scrambled on Monday to react to the shocking fall of Kabul to the…