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Associated Press: Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the …
Associated Press

The Economist: What the Delta variant did to South-East Asia

The region had escaped the worst of the pandemic. But in just three months, the virus has brought devastation. Read more here.
The Economist

BBC: Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan

The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, and declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”. Read more here.
BBC

Agence France-Presse: Deserted Afghan universities open as Taliban impose new rules

Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year on September 6, as professors and students wrestled with the …
Agence France-Presse

Saakashvili again vows to return to Georgia

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili once again announced plans to return to Georgia sometime soon, in the run-up to local elections on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Agence France-Presse: 20 years on, pandemic gives 9/11 conspiracists fresh impetus

For Heather Bauer, 9/11 anniversaries are about something other than the fallen Twin Towers, smoking wreckage at the Pentagon, and a crashed airliner …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Syrian army resumes shelling of rebel enclave after collapse of deal

AMMAN – Syrian army units backed by Iranian-backed militias resumed the shelling of a rebel enclave in southern Syria on Sept. 5 after the collapse of …
Reuters

Reuters: Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province

Taliban and opposition forces battled on Sept. 4 to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the …
Reuters

CNN: Vaccine slowdowns in the wealthy West could incubate the next COVID disaster

London – One of the greatest success stories of the COVID-19 crisis has hit an alarming bump in the road. Read more here.
CNN

New York Times: Health experts keep warning against using ivermectin as a COVID treatment

A doctor in rural Oklahoma says hospitals are backed up with patients who have overdosed on veterinary ivermectin, an anti-parasite medication. …
New York Times

BBC: Taliban break up women’s rights protest in Kabul

Taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in Kabul demanding rights following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Read more …
BBC

Associated Press: Florida grapples with COVID-19′s deadliest phase yet

MIAMI — Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. Read more here.
Associated Press

Associated Press: Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares …
Associated Press

Reuters: Second ethics panel punishes ex-FBI lawyer for misconduct

A second attorney ethics board has punished former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith for misconduct that occurred in 2016 during the bureau’s investigation …
Reuters

BBC: Life in Kabul under Taliban

“Why are you travelling without a mahram?” the Taliban guard asks a young Afghan woman about her missing male escort. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: Turkish hotels to close early after UK ‘red list’ dashes hopes

ISTANBUL – When Britain announced Turkey would stay on its “red list” of travel destinations last week, Onur Arican decided to close his boutique …
Reuters

Associated Press: Police look for missing in wake of catastrophic Ida flooding

NEW YORK — Police went door to door in search of more possible victims and drew up lists of the missing as the death toll rose to 49 on Friday in the …
Associated Press

New York Times: Mueller scrutinized an unidentified member of news media in Russia inquiry

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated Russia’s 2016 election interference, Robert S. Mueller III, scrutinized “a member of the news media …
New York Times
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