The conversation, audio and transcripts of which were obtained by Reuters, took place on July 23, three weeks before the Taliban captured Kabul and forced Ghani to flee the country. Biden urged his Afghan counterpart to fix the country’s image in terms of its capability of fighting the militants after …
Read More »‘Everybody has to buy a rifle, damn it!’ Brazilian President Bolsonaro tells his supporters
Bolsonaro’s ratings have crumbled amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen Brazil become one of the world’s worst-affected countries with almost 21 million infections and more than 578,000 deaths. A recent poll by XP/Ipespe revealed that only 24% of those surveyed plan to vote for the 66-year-old when he runs …
Read More »‘This wouldn’t have happened if I was president’: Trump blasts Biden and chaos in Afghanistan after US soldiers killed in Kabul
Trump blasted Biden for not ensuring a sooner evacuation of American nationals and allied Afghans and for leaving behind US military hardware, which later fell into the hands of the Taliban. The hasty withdrawal of US troops was “the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to our country,” the …
Read More »President Biden says US ‘could very well have’ given evacuees’ names to Taliban, as he faces criticism after deadly Kabul attack
Three US officials, who spoke with the Politico news website on Thursday on the condition of anonymity, said that the Taliban was given a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies slated for evacuation. The move was said to have been intended to help evacuees …
Read More »Don’t invest in Ukraine, says Estonian president, warning corrupt courts could see those sending money to Kiev lose their cash
Speaking to local news outlet European Truth on Monday, after her attendance at the ‘Crimean Platform’ conference, the leader of the Baltic nation revealed that she “advises Estonians not to invest in Ukraine.” In her view, foreigners should “trade with Ukraine, but do not invest there” because “you may lose …
Read More »Brother of ex-Afghan president Ghani says Taliban can restore order, wants politicians from previous govt ‘sidelined’
In recent tweets and media interviews, Hashmat Ghani has argued that the Taliban’s takeover should be accepted, provided that its government is inclusive. The businessman – and chieftain of Afghanistan’s nomadic Kochi population – told Al Jazeera in an interview that Afghanistan could not afford to return to the chaos …
Read More »Russian economy ‘practically restored’ to pre-pandemic level – President Putin
“Practically, with the exception of some things that specialists should pay attention to, [Russia’s economy] has generally been restored to the pre-crisis level,” Putin stated. The head of state noted, however, that inflation in the country currently amounts to 6.5%, which exceeds the target goal for the indicator of 4%. …
Read More »‘Does the president know? – It’s an emotional time!’: Blinken ridiculed for DODGING question on Joe Biden’s awareness
According to Biden’s public statements, the US withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan is going about as well as can be expected. The president has claimed that Al-Qaeda – the terrorist group the US set out to destroy 20 years ago – is no threat in Afghanistan, and the US’ allies …
Read More »Bolivia charges ex-President Anez with ‘genocide’ over death of protesters in 2019
The charges against Anez, who seized power in the Latin American nation for a year, have been “provisionally classified as genocide, serious and minor injury, and injury followed by death,” Attorney General Juan Lanchipa announced on Friday. According to Bolivian law, the ex-president could face 10 to 20 years in …
Read More »‘Ban me like Trump!’ Serbian president dares Twitter, as media labeled ‘govt collaborators’ invoke Nazi censorship & NATO bombing
Twitter began appending the “state-affiliated” media label to outlets back in August 2020, in preparation for the US presidential election. This week the labeling was extended to Serbia, where the localization of “state-affiliated” turned into a rather more sinister-sounding “government collaborator.” “Twitter is a propaganda machine of war,” thundered a …
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