Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan as Taliban celebrate
President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the “best…
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ohnson & Johnson’s highly anticipated HIV vaccine failed to demonstrate adequate protection…
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President Joe Biden addresses the nation Tuesday on the US exit from Afghanistan after a failed 20 year…
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Russia has failed to properly investigate the 2009 killing of activist Natalia Estemirova, Europe’s…
Read MoreS. Korea bans app payment monopolies in world first
South Korean MPs on Tuesday passed a law banning Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use…
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Roula Mrad wanted to give her children a head start in life with a private education, but Lebanon’s…
Read More11 children abducted by presumed Islamist militants in DR Congo
leven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels…
Read MoreJapan, US to press China on emissions ahead of climate summit
Japan and the United States agreed to press China to further reduce carbon emissions, the Japanese foreign…
Read MoreHong Kong dismisses business pushback over ‘zero-Covid’ strategy
Hong Kong’s leader doubled down on her zero-Covid strategy on Tuesday, brushing off growing pushback…
Read MoreUS troops pull out of Afghanistan, ending 20-year war
The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame…
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