The agreement signed in Doha in late February 2020 sets May 1 as the deadline for a full withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. The Pentagon currently has 2,500 service personnel deployed in the country, with NATO allies fielding some 7,000 more. Under the agreement, the Taliban pledged to make …
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White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said during a Friday press briefing that a call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would take place “soon,” but was unable to give a specific time. “It is not an intentional diss. Prime Minister Netanyahu is someone the …
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With controversy brewing over Cuban’s decision to stop playing the national anthem before the Mavericks’ home games, White House press secretary Jen Psaki came to the billionaire’s defense. Although President Joe Biden is “incredibly proud” to be an American, she told reporters on Wednesday, he also recognizes “moments where we …
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Just one day after a coalition of prominent civil rights groups made headlines with a letter urging the Biden administration to drop efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on espionage charges, Washington has announced its intention to continue those efforts. “Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi on Tuesday said the U.S. government …
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Just one day after a coalition of prominent civil rights groups made headlines with a letter urging the Biden administration to drop efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on espionage charges, Washington has announced its intention to continue those efforts. “Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi on Tuesday said the U.S. government …
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Former CNN employee Jen Psaki told the White House press briefing room that she’ll bring “truth and transparency back to the briefing room.” This is surely an interesting way to bring unity to the country, to take a jab at Donald Trump at every opportunity you can. Especially in trivial …
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It’s not the most flattering photo. But it’s real. In a frame taken from a White House press briefing the day after rioters stormed the Capitol, the main spokeswoman for The Trump Show looked washed out and the worse for wear. Poor Kayleigh McEnany. The standard-issue Barbie-doll hair and makeup …
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The English-language outlet revealed its appeal to Facebook had been successful on Tuesday, just hours after the page had vanished without warning or explanation. The platform had initially claimed the deletion was not only “final” but that it could not provide any more information than that the page had been …
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Starting on Monday, the office is switching over to encrypted messaging app BiP, which is developed by Turkish firm Turkcell, Bloomberg reported, citing internal messages posted to the WhatsApp groups. The decision comes amid growing consternation over WhatsApp’s plan to begin sharing personal data with its parent company, Facebook. The …
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Adios! Au revoir! Auf wiedersehen, pet! That’s it. BoJo got Brexit done, and Britain has finally pulled out. Apparently… (although it would be wise to check the small print on the trade deal before lighting that post-coital cigarette). It’s a shame, though. The British press will no longer be able …
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