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Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
Middle East
June 26, 2021
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan’s top leaders a “sustained” partnership even as he moves to…
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah…
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
Middle East
June 23, 2021
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and…
China condemns latest U.S. warship transit of Taiwan Strait
World
June 23, 2021
China condemns latest U.S. warship transit of Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, June 23 (Reuters) – China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region’s greatest security “risk creator” after…
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32 percent in 2020 amid pandemic
World
June 22, 2021
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32 percent in 2020 amid pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32 percent last year, with two devastating spikes…
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
Middle East
June 22, 2021
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects…
Native Americans decry unmarked graves, untold history of boarding schools
World
June 22, 2021
Native Americans decry unmarked graves, untold history of boarding schools
June 22 (Reuters) – Clarence Smith was fresh off a 24-hour bus trip from his Blackfeet reservation in Montana to…
The pandemic wrought a new America
World
June 22, 2021
The pandemic wrought a new America
(CNN) – America is heading into a best of times, worst of times summer as the longed-for promise of deliverance…
Kim’s sister slams US, dismisses chance for talks to resume
World
June 22, 2021
Kim’s sister slams US, dismisses chance for talks to resume
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for early resumption…
Raisi says he should be rewarded for defending people’s rights and security
Middle East
June 21, 2021
Raisi says he should be rewarded for defending people’s rights and security
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) – Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that he should be rewarded for defending people’s…