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Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
World
September 28, 2021
Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across…
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday rejected a U.S. call to grant U.N. inspectors access to a nuclear…
The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story
Middle East
September 28, 2021
The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story
Sept 28 (Reuters) – When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they…
Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious…
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
World
September 28, 2021
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment…
At UN, turmoil in Haiti, Ethiopia draws global concern
Features/Interviews
September 27, 2021
At UN, turmoil in Haiti, Ethiopia draws global concern
The speeches may be scripted, but the U.N. General Assembly can sometimes be the only direct window into the regional…
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
Middle East
September 27, 2021
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet…
US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
World
September 26, 2021
US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident…
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
Middle East
September 26, 2021
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar…
‘Soon’ in Iranian parlance differs from West’s in nuclear talks, Iran’s top diplomat says
Middle East
September 26, 2021
‘Soon’ in Iranian parlance differs from West’s in nuclear talks, Iran’s top diplomat says
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that when his government says it will return…