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A Pew Research survey released earlier this week revealed that Republican views concerning the effects of banks and large corporations on the US dimmed noticeably in the last two years, bringing them close to, if not indistinguishable, from Democrats’ own views. As of July 2021, exactly half of Republicans or …

Not much is clear about how events on the ground at Kabul airport will play out over the next week. However, if the member nations of the G7 group are looking to make any real progress themselves in Afghanistan, they need to look over the shoulder of US President Joe …

In a statement issued on Monday, the regional police headquarters confirmed that a 26-year old foreign citizen had been arrested for “disturbing public order.” According to officials, “during the unfurling of the Ukrainian flag on the Potemkin Stairs, the man behaved defiantly and provoked a conflict with people taking part …

According to court documents seen by local media outlets, Emily Claire Hari – the founder of the right-wing group ‘White Rabbits’ that bombed the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in the state – has claimed that she had been suffering from an “inner conflict” at the time. Previously known as Michael …

Biden has decided to stick with the Pentagon’s recommendation that all US troops and civilians permanently leave Afghanistan by August 31, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Amid rumors that Biden would postpone the pullout, the US military recommended on Monday that his administration stick to the deadline, citing …

In his 83 years of existence, Superman has been the gold standard by which all other superheroes are judged. Created in 1938 by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, he’s become the most iconic comic book character ever – recognized the world over as a paragon of what it …

While attempting to brush off the ongoing catastrophe in Afghanistan, US Vice President Kamala Harris is pursuing her long-awaited tour of Southeast Asia, with stops in Singapore and Vietnam. Here, she has accused Beijing of “intimidation” and “coercion” in the South China Sea, a key strategic waterway which Beijing has …

Speaking at a press conference following talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov said it was regrettable that the bloc’s officials weren’t as preoccupied with the humanitarian situation in the country. The top diplomat turned fire on Brussels’ foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, who claimed last week that “what we …

In a new report, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) noted that the various Facebook-owned platforms – including Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger – accounted for nearly half of some 5,441 ‘sexual communication with a child’ offences recorded by police since April 2020. However, the charity …

Speaking on Tuesday, Mujahid insisted that the Taliban has and will not grant foreign governments a prolonged window to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, and said that all repatriations should be done by the end of the month. The US has the resources and planes to complete the repatriation mission …