Four years ago today, as America’s 20-year mission in Afghanistan neared its end, the city of Kabul fell to the Taliban. The next day, August 16, 2021, produced the most indelible images of America’s betrayal of Afghan…
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'Abject failure': Talks on landmark plastics treaty end in Geneva with no agreement
Nations have said they are deeply disappointed to be leaving Geneva without a treaty
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More important meeting will be the one between Putin, Zelensky and myself – media
Photo: https://www.president.gov.ua/
US President Donald Trump has said a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which will take place immediately after a bilateral meeting with…
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Buyout Firm Main Capital Sees Soaring US Demand for Europe Deals
Main Capital, a Dutch buyout firm focused on software deals, is pushing to more than double its assets under management to €15 billion ($17.5 billion) in the next three years, betting on rising demand from US investors for European assets.
The…
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Russian attacks in Kharkiv region kill four in past day
Yesterday, August 14, five settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by Russian strikes, killing four people.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, on Facebook.
According to him, a…
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Three women charged over newborn’s death in female genital mutilation case
Three women in Gambia have been charged over the death of a…
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If it’s bad meeting it will end very quickly – media
If the meeting with Vladimir Putin is bad, it will end very quickly, US President Donald Trump suggested.
“If it is a bad meeting it will end very quickly,” he said a briefing.
At the same time, in his opinion, if the meeting is…
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‘By handing over some planning to the kids, I could relax’: readers’ favourite trips with teenagers in Europe | Family holidays
Slovenia’s raft of adventure activities
Slovenia! We started in Lake Bled. Teens loved the Dolinka ziplines, the summer toboggan run, hiking in Vintgar gorge and swimming in Lake Bled. You can hire paddleboards and boats. If you have the money,…
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Ukraine’s General Staff reports 149 combat engagements in past 24 hours
Ukrainian defenders engaged in 149 combat clashes with Russian invading forces across various fronts over the past day, repelling numerous enemy attacks.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a morning update published on Facebook, according to…
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Alaskans share anger and hope as Trump and Putin fly in
Jake LaphamBBC News in Anchorage
BBCHanna Correa and her son Milan attend a protest in Anchorage “Putin is supposed to be in jail, and he just comes to Alaska like that.”
Hanna Correa is amongst a sea of Alaskans waving Ukrainian flags on the road…
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