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The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war
(CNN)The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The...
Biden keeps August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan: ‘The sooner we finish the better’
CNN- President Joe Biden said Tuesday the US is on track to complete its hurried airlift in Afghanistan by August 31, acknowledging he does not plan...
Biden’s reassurances on Afghanistan contradict chaotic images on the ground, capping week of bad optics for his administration
(CNN)As Americans watched chaotic and often heartbreaking scenes of desperation around the airport in Kabul this week, President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to do everything in...
World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’
(CNN)Global leaders have called for a new treaty to help the world prepare for future pandemics, in a warning against rising vaccine nationalism. More than 20 national...
Fight over top Biden pick highlights battles that will shape his presidency
(CNN)The reeling nomination of Neera Tanden as White House budget director is highlighting the crucial early battles on Capitol Hill that will shape the future...
US aviation experts arrive in Indonesia to look into Sriwijaya Air crash
channelnewsasia– A team from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has arrived in Indonesia’s capital to join the investigation into the crash...
Supreme Court Punts In Census Case, Giving Trump A Chance To Alter Numbers
npr– The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a ruling on whether President Trump can exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count. The opinion...
As schools shut across the US, Europe made it a mission to keep them open
(CNN)Late last month, Ireland entered a strict, six-week lockdown against the spread of Covid-19, under which social gatherings are prohibited, exercise permitted only within five...
Trump blew up Tiktok and now nobody knows what’s going on
(CNN) After narrowly avoiding a ban in the United States earlier this fall, TikTok is again veering toward an imminent crisis with the Trump administration.On...
