The ambassador has done her best in a handful of media interviews this week to do public damage control on the situation in Afghanistan, after the Taliban captured Kabul and as President Joe Biden faces international scrutiny for struggling to evacuate both Afghan allies and American citizens amid the chaos. …
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General Sir Nick Carter, who leads the British armed forces, issued his assessment on Wednesday after speaking to former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, who is set to meet with the Taliban imminently. “It may well be a Taliban that is more reasonable,” Carter stated, adding that his assessment is that …
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Suhail Shaheen told the BBC on Sunday that the group, which subscribes to Sharia law, would respect the rights of women. Under the new government that is being formed, women will be allowed to leave home alone, work, and have access to education, so long as they wear hijabs, Shaheen …
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Aussie star Tomljanovic overcame her Latvian rival 4-6 6-4 6-2 but was furious in the third and final set when Ostapenko asked for the physio at 0-30 after losing seven games in a row. Speaking to the umpire, Tomljanovic fumed: “Do you know that she is lying? We all know. Do you think …
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Zaha stood tall while others around him knelt before the kick-off as Palace took on West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday, making the 28-year-old Ivory Coast star the first footballer in England’s top flight to shun the move. The former Manchester United star initially explained his decision back …
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Putin wished Biden a successful tenure and said he personally “was ready for cooperation and contacts” with his incoming counterpart, the Kremlin explained, on Tuesday morning. The message from the Russian president went on to say that despite their differences the US and Russia can together help solve many of …
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The story that came out of Durham University this week, where I work as a lecturer in sociology, was as depressing as it was predictable. A group of wayward posh fresher lads were looking forward to their university experience and had formed a Whatsapp group called ‘Durham Boys Making All …
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Over the last 200 years the magnetic field has weakened by 15%. The Earth’s magnetic field is the force that protects our planet from the harmful solar wind. That’s just in the future, the shield may be not so effective… each year, scientists record the weakening of the magnetic field. …
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Very unexpected and scandalous manner “uncover” the musician Daron Malakian from System of a Down. Malakian posted on Facebook page photos and text, which openly gave tribute nor anyone of his colleagues, and recently deceased psychopath Charles Manson. Manson, of course, the figure is not only grim, but important in …
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