“The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,” the statement, posted to the ministry’s website on Tuesday, read in full. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »‘Russia is NOT the enemy’: After failure in Afghanistan, Czech president calls on NATO to focus on terrorism instead of Moscow
Zeman’s comments, given to Prague-based newspaper Parlamentní listy, echo remarks given by French President Emmanuel Macron in November last year, when he urged NATO leaders to shift focus away from Russia and China, noting that terrorism is a “common enemy” for all nations. The Czech leader also slammed NATO for …
Read More »Afghan president fled Kabul with cars full of cash & was forced to abandon some loot on airport runway, Russian embassy claims
Speaking to RIA Novosti, its spokesman Nikita Ishchenko dubbed Ghani’s escape an “eloquent characterization” of the fall of the “regime.” “Four cars were stuffed with money. [They] tried to fit all the money on the helicopter, but not all of it fit. Some of the money was left lying on …
Read More »President Ghani leaves Afghanistan as US-backed govt relinquishes power to Taliban – media
Ghani allegedly fled the Afghan capital on Sunday, following a stunning Taliban offensive that ended at the gates of Kabul. The militants called for negotiations, after claiming they wanted to avoid a battle that could cost civilian lives. The president left the country accompanied by his “close aides,” TOLO, an …
Read More »Israel furious after Poland’s president approves law denying victims of Holocaust property claims
The law was approved by Duda on Saturday, and sets a 30-year statute of limitations on property claims against the state. Duda told Polish news agency PAP that he hoped the law would put an end to false claims by “reprivatization mafias,” and would close off an era of “legal …
Read More »Afghan president Ghani dismisses speculation of resignation, mulls ‘re-integration’ of military as Taliban closes in on Kabul
“I understand that you are worried about your future, I assure you as your president that I will concentrate on preventing expansion of instability, violence and displacement of my people,” Ghani told the people in a brief, pre-recorded address on Saturday. The president, who has mostly remained silent amid a …
Read More »Bring them all home, Mr. President. The US has failed in Afghanistan, the least we can do is get Americans out safely
The collapse of the Afghan government during the summer of 2021 will go down in history as an event with little precedent; its closest modern antecedent is the fall of the Shah in Iran in 1978-79. The ability of the United States to pour resources into a cause which, in …
Read More »French president boycotts UN conference on racism over ‘history of anti-Semitic remarks’
“Concerned by a history of anti-Semitic remarks made at the U.N. conference on racism, known as the Durban conference, the President of the Republic has decided that France will not participate in the follow-up conference to be held this year,” the statement from his office read. France is the latest …
Read More »Bare-knuckle fighters ‘couldn’t possibly’ be ordered to vaccinate, says president – & talks over ex-UFC star VanZant’s future loom
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president David Feldman acknowledges that a possible date at a New York venue such as iconic fight location Madison Square Garden could be scuppered if fighters need to be vaccinated. Coronavirus vaccinations have been an increasingly hot topic across sports, with UFC supremo Dana White announcing …
Read More »‘The Obama variant’: VIDEO of maskless former president at ‘scaled-back’ birthday bash causes outrage
Obama is the latest Democrat to be accused of hypocrisy for seemingly breaking the very pandemic-era guidance he has promoted to the public. The former president’s celebration on Saturday originally drew outrage when reports indicated the guest list was in the hundreds, leading some to wonder how such an event …
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