UN Chief says Afghanistan 'spinning out of control' as Taliban advances United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday that the situation in Afghanistan is “spinning out of control” as the Taliban continues to make rapid advances.
Afghanistan's President Clings to Power as Taliban Close In President Ashraf Ghani, who has long refused to heed advice or delegate authority, now faces growing pressure to step aside ahead of the Taliban onslaught.President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at the White House in June.
Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in pandemic Mexico's president is on a drive to convince people to send their kids back to school in September, and the government has released some frightening figures on what the effects of the pandemic have been on schoolchildren
Trudeau Weighs Snap Election in Canada The prime minister hopes his handling of the pandemic will help his Liberal Party win an early election. No decision has been made on the date.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada is considering calling an early election but has not announced a date.
The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? The Taliban’s rapid advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn Afghanistan’s military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders.An Afghan police special forces soldier at a frontline position in Kandahar this month.
Canada to make Covid-19 vaccination MANDATORY for govt employees, air ＆ train travelers, govt says Canada’s government will soon require all public servants to be vaccinated against Covid, two ministers have said, while mandatory vaccinations are also looming for air and train travelers.
C.D.C. Panel Endorses Third Vaccine Shot for Immunocompromised The added dose will bolster protection for people who have weakened immune systems because of cancer treatments, transplant surgery and other medical interventions.People wait in line to receive the Pfizer vaccine in Queens on Tuesday.
China reverses course again on whether it will cooperate with WHO coronavirus origins probe China on Friday reversed course again over whether it would support a second probe into the origins of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization.
US case against Huawei CFO 'flawed,' her lawyers say Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies attacked the case against her as “fatally flawed” and full of “shifting theories” during an extradition hearing Friday
Taliban Seek to Isolate Kabul, Pentagon Says, as U.S. Removes Civilians Despite dwindling resistance to the Taliban advance, a Pentagon spokesman insisted that Afghan government forces could still fight back.Furniture, home appliances and toy cars belonging to a family that had fled the country are unloaded from a truck and sold on the spot in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday.
Taliban blitz breeds fear 'al-Qaeda haven' will return as Afghanistan faces civil war Sources tell the Mirror the Taliban could be in government in Afghanistan within days but Isliamic State are threatening civil war with assasinations among the group
Los Angeles, Chicago Back Vaccine Mandate for Teachers The two systems have announced some of the strongest vaccine requirements to date, which could put pressure on other cities, like New York.A back-to-school event that included coronavirus testing, vaccines, and free backpacks in Los Angeles last week.
Research Shows Working From Home Doesn’t Work. Here’s How Employers Should Tackle the Problem We followed the science on COVID-19. Now, as the end of the pandemic draws closer, it’s time to follow the science on working from home. The verdict is clear: For many jobs—particularly collaborative, high skill level, high-value roles—working from home simply doesn’t work, and we shouldn’t confuse a temporary abnormal with a new normal.
Pentagon pressed on whether Taliban has advantage in Afghanistan The Afghan military needs to step up its efforts if it hopes to counter the Taliban’s rapid expansion of territorial control in Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said during a news briefing Friday afternoon.
Nicaraguan police raid storied opposition newspaper Nicaraguan police raided the offices of the storied opposition newspaper La Prensa
Afghanistan’s Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility Allies may understand the desire to give up on a failed project, but the retreat heightens the sense that America’s backing is no longer unbounded.Internally displaced families last week in Kandahar.
US officials in Afghanistan are destroying sensitive docs at embassy in Kabul Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul are destroying sensitive documents as the Taliban advances, two sources told Fox News
Residents flee another western Mexico town amid gang fights Residents of yet another township in western Mexico have begun fleeing, after they were caught in the crossfire of turf battles between rival drug cartels
The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals • Live updates: Senior Afghan officials join Taliban ranks in Herat after city falls • Afghanistan's quick unraveling jolts national security officials and threatens to stain Biden's legacy
As Afghan cities fall to the Taliban, Biden remains quiet The White House says the president is engaged and being briefed on the situation regularly.