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Washington Post: Does the European Union need its own army?

BRUSSELS — The chaotic withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan, which has already prompted soul-searching among Western partners, is now reviving a …
Washington Post

New York Times: Congress moves to increase Pentagon budget, defying Biden and liberals

WASHINGTON — When Democrats won control of the House, Senate and White House, antiwar progressives saw a glimmer of hope that they might achieve one …
New York Times

Reuters: Stoltenberg says EU defence force should not stretch NATO’s resources

BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sept. 3 he supported European Union plans to build a common defence policy but he warned …
Reuters

Politico: Female leaders call for ending violence against women in Afghanistan

Female heads of countries called for the Taliban to refrain from violence against women and to uphold and advance the rights of girls and women in …
POLITICO

Zelensky at Stanford: ‘Russia’s policy is to take, not give’

In a speech at Stanford University, President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined the difference between Ukraine and Russia. “We have a common history, common …
Kvitka Perehinets

American who lived in Ukraine charged with bank fraud

A 68-year old U.S. citizen who lived in Ukraine, Harold Sobel, was indicted by a grand jury in the District of Nevada on Aug. 24 for conspiracy to …
Kvitka Perehinets

Reuters: With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

Thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan rushed to its borders on Sept. 1 as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign …
Reuters

RFE/RL: A new reality for Beijing in South and central Asia

The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan and for the first time in 20 years, there are no U.S. forces in the country. But is this dramatic change in the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: India announces first formal meeting with Taliban

India’s ambassador to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader on August 31, the Indian Foreign Ministry said, the first formal diplomatic …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Last US troops leave Kabul after 2 decades of war

The last United States evacuation planes left Afghanistan on August 30, U.S. officials confirmed. Read more here.
Deutsche Welle

RFE/RL: Kosovo receives 55 armored vehicles donated by US

Kosovo has received 55 armored security vehicles donated by the United States for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: UN Security Council urges Taliban to let people leave Afghanistan

A divided U.N. Security Council on August 30 adopted a resolution calling on the Taliban to allow safe passage for those seeking to leave Afghanistan …
Reuters

Gas price in Europe tops $600/thousand cubic meters

The price of the nearest futures contract on the Dutch TTF spot index for ICE Futures, for October, continued to grow on Monday, assuming the value of …
Interfax-Ukraine

BBC: US investigates civilian deaths in Kabul strike

A US drone strike targeting a suicide bomber ended up killing 10 members of one family, including six children, surviving relatives have told the …
BBC

The Economist: Australia is ending its zero-COVID strategy

“This is not a sustainable way to live in this country,” declared Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister, on Aug. 23. He was defending a dramatic …
The Economist

The Guardian: Hurricane Ida live updates

One person has died and more than one million people have been left without power, as Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the …
The Guardian

Al Jazeera: Rockets fired towards Afghanistan’s Kabul airport

Several rockets have been fired at Kabul’s international airport, a day before the deadline for the US troops to pull out of Afghanistan ends. Read …
Al Jazeera

France 24: Rockets target Kabul airport as US forces rush to complete Afghan pullout

U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport early on August 30 morning, the White House has …
France 24
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