Miomir Kecmanovic produced the biggest win of his career to move into the Australian Open fourth round, as the Serbian star who had been scheduled to meet Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament continued his progress. Kecmanovic saw off Italian 25th seed Lorenzo Sonego in four sets in Melbourne on …
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The rapid fall of the Afghan government amid the withdrawal of US forces from the country has made a strong impression on officials in Taiwan, which has been increasingly relying on Washington’s support in its push for independence from Beijing. State media in China insisted that the events in Afghanistan …
Read More »Sen. Duckworth backtracks after vowing to vote against all straight, white Biden nominees, says she won’t ‘stand in the way’
While the Illinois Democrat said on Tuesday afternoon that she would only vote to confirm “racial minorities and LGBTQ” over diversity concerns, she dropped that stance just hours later. It’s unclear exactly what prompted the about-face, but Duckworth portrayed the move as a victory in a statement to NBC News, …
Read More »‘Islam is in crisis all over the world,’ Macron says, vowing to step up fight against religious radicalism in France
Speaking in Les Mureaux, a suburb of Paris, Macron said that authorities must step up the fight against radical Islamism, which “often leads to the creation of a counter-society” within a state. He warned, however, that one must not fall “into a trap” of stigmatizing all Muslims. Islam is a …
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