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The United States is in a conciliatory mood, and that present change of heart should surprise nobody. Licking its multiple wounds after a 20-year brawl in the graveyard of empires, which cost Washington a mind-boggling $2 trillion, the Taliban is not only still in power, but it’s inherited a brand …

The disaster is already being spun into a rousing tale of special-forces-to-the-rescue – the rights for a future movie titled something like ‘The Secret Soldiers of Kabul’ are probably being bought up in Hollywood as we speak. But across the world, the Great American Rout of Afghanistan will live in …

According to NASA’s Inspector General, “delays in spacesuit development” present another insurmountable hurdle to returning to the Moon for 2024, the planned date for Project Artemis’ triumphant touchdown aboard the earth’s closest satellite. “With $420 million spent and another $625 million expected, suits won’t be ready for flight until April …

Kamala Harris wants Vietnam to know that “America is back” when she travels there later this month, but not everyone thinks that’s the best message given the US’ past in the Southeast Asian nation.  The US vice president is gearing up for a tour of Singapore and Vietnam at the …

Iraq is a nation steeped in American controversy, epitomising the country’s catastrophic 21st century obsession with ‘regime change’. One wonders when America will cut its losses and leave the Middle East nation alone. Recently, there’s been some hope they might withdraw, with the Biden administration appearing to sympathise with the …

Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden said the US will fully transition to ‘advise and assist’ operations come year’s end, though noted that “counterterrorism cooperation” would continue. “Our role in Iraq will be… to be available, to continue to train, to assist, to …

Law enforcement agencies across 47 countries participated in the mission, under which some 500,000 inspections were carried out at checkpoints and airports following local intelligence and tip-offs, Interpol said in a statement on Monday.  As well as the overarching mission to combat migrant smuggling, the agency said that a further …

The withdrawal comes 20 years after the US, with British support, launched the so-called “war on terror” against the Taliban in Afghanistan and other groups in response to the 9/11 attacks in America. NATO troops entered the country in 2003. The PM’s announcement was made just days after the Pentagon …

Something has gone seriously wrong when the National Education Union (NEU), the largest teachers’ union in England, decides that its mission is to indoctrinate school children rather than educate them. A document produced by the 450,000-member NEU declares that there is an “urgent” need to “decolonise” every subject and every …

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently inspecting the Ostrovets (Astravets) nuclear power plant, which is being constructed by Russian nuclear monopoly Rosatom. The monitors from the IAEA’s International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) were invited to check the safety of the materials and installations. According to the Belarusian …