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US State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump
A US State Department report on Friday criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had “serious consequences for the viability”…
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine take Iran to court over downed plane
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine are to move to the International Court of Justice in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces in 2020.
Most of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down the…
Pakistani security forces say they killed a Daesh commander in a raid on a militant hideout
Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed a Daesh group commander and two other militants during a raid on a militant hideout near the border with Afghanistan, the military said.
The raid was conducted in Bajur, a district in the Khyber…
Marcos calls for solidarity with Muslims as Philippines observes Eid Al-Adha
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos on Wednesday to show solidarity with Muslims as the Catholic-majority Southeast Asian nation observed Eid Al-Adha.
Muslims constitute roughly 5 percent of the nearly 110 million…
Air strikes hit rebels base in northwest Syria: ministry
Syrian and Russian forces have launched air strikes on rebel bases in the country’s northwest, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid a weeklong uptick in deadly violence in the area.
Syrian forces “in cooperation with the friendly…
At least 8 dead in Russian strike on eastern Ukraine restaurant
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to eight on Wednesday, as Kyiv played down the effect of a brief mutiny by the head of the Wagner mercenary group on the conflict.
The blast at the Ria…
Nikki Haley says Trump did ‘too little’ about China threats, warns of global conflict if Ukraine…
Nikki Haley, the former US envoy to the United Nations, on Tuesday criticized former President Donald Trump for being too friendly to China during his time in office, while also warning that weak support for Ukraine would “only encourage”…
Baltic states call for NATO to increase security with Wagner in Belarus
Latvia and Lithuania called on Tuesday for NATO to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that Russia’s Wagner private will set up a new base in Belarus after its abortive mutiny at home.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin…
Mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus, Putin praises Russian troops
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his fighters, as President Vladimir Putin praised his armed forces for averting a civil war.
A plane linked to…
Malaysia wins $14.9bn sultan case in Dutch courts
Malaysia on Tuesday won a Dutch court case over a $14.9 billion award against the Southeast Asian nation that stems from a 19th century deal with a Philippine sultan.
The verdict is part of a complex legal battle being fought in European…