Speaking a day after the coup, Lt. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya pledged a smooth transition period, promising to form a ‘national unity’ government. “A consultation will be carried out to define the major framework of the transition, then a government of national unity will be put in place to lead the …
Read More »Leader of Afghanistan’s ‘resistance’ group says he’s ready to talk with Taliban as they claim reaching Panjshir province capital
The call for talks was issued by the head of the self-styled Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) on Sunday in a Facebook post. The son of the late mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud expressed readiness to end hostilities and talk with the Taliban, urging it to withdraw from the Panjshir …
Read More »Montenegrin police fire tear gas and stun grenades amid protests over Orthodox Church leader’s inauguration (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a rally in downtown Cetinje on Sunday morning, state broadcaster RTCG reported. Protesters wanted to prevent the inauguration of Metropolitan Joanikije in a local monastery. Social Democratic Party (SDP) General Secretary Ivan Vujovic said the party’s honorary leader and former longtime …
Read More »As it ditches its leader, Japan grows ever more nationalistic and militaristic as it happily joins America’s anti-China crusade
Following his disastrous rejection of public opinion in going against the sentiment to scrap the Olympics, and a surge in Covid-19 cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is to resign, stepping down as the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leader at the end of this month. The hosting of the Olympics …
Read More »Taliban spokesman can’t confirm CIA chief met with group’s leader Baradar
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Read More »CIA chief held secret in-person talks with Taliban leader in Kabul, media says, as evacuation deadline looms
Burns conducted face-to-face talks with the Taliban’s de facto leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday, the Washington Post reported, citing US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The CIA declined to comment on the report. A spokesperson for the agency told Axios last week that Burns …
Read More »Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms
The nomination put forward by the Philippine Democratic Party – People’s Power (PDP-Laban). “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte agreed to make the sacrifice and heed the clamor of the people, and accepted the endorsement of the PDP Laban Party for him to run as vice president in the 2022 national elections,” …
Read More »‘Proud Boys’ leader sentenced to jail for burning BLM banner in DC and having rifle magazine
Tarrio was given 240 days in prison – 90 of them suspended – and a fine for the unlawful possession of the magazine, and another 60 days for destroying the banner. Judge Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. of DC Superior Court handed down the sentence on Monday. He is expected to …
Read More »Exiled Afghan leader Ghani emerges in UAE, denies claims he fled with MILLIONS in cash
Ghani fled Kabul over the weekend, and his whereabouts were unknown until the UAE confirmed on Wednesday it had welcomed the former president and his family “on humanitarian grounds.” Multiple diplomats spoke of Ghani fleeing the country with suitcases of cash, even saying he left some behind at the Kabul …
Read More »Labour Party leader Keir Starmer says invasion of Afghanistan ‘brought stability’ & ‘reduced terrorist threat’
During a House of Commons debate over the withdrawal of US and UK troops from Afghanistan this week, which led to the Taliban quickly taking over the country, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the UK would “judge” the new “regime on the choices it makes and by its actions …
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