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Comment: When ‘politically correct’ becomes ‘Trump approved’
Herald - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
By Bruce Yandle / Tribune News Service Whether U.S. bombers recently “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capability (President Trump’s preferred wording) or “severely damaged” it (per the CIA) matters so much to Trump that he’s threatened to sue news...
How the Danes See NATO, Trump and Ukraine
The Cipher Brief
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July 15, 2025
OPINION — “The most important part right now is that Europe would be able to buy military equipment here in the U.S. so we can donate these military systems directly to Ukraine. That is also discussion going on right now. I think [President] Trump...
Business and Politics Are Not the Same, But the America Party Seems to Think They Are
American Greatness
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July 7, 2025
As America watched President Trump sign his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on Independence Day 2025, his erstwhile soulmate, Elon Musk, had other ideas. Offended by the prospect of the “BBB” adding to our national debt, and perhaps offended that...
Glacier preservation conference in Tajikistan — A scientific, cultural and human experience
Pakistan Observer
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July 9, 2025
Shaista Hassan High Level International Glacier Preservation Conference held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from May 29 to 31, 2025, was more than a routine environmental summit — it was a unique confluence of scientific rigor, cultural exchange,...
I'm an ex-Royal Marine – this is my message to youngsters after school Union Jack shaming
Daily Express
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July 15, 2025
As a Royal Marine who served this country with pride, I often wonder what the brave men who stormed the beaches of Normandy or endured the trenches of the Somme would make of Britain today. These men — heroes, all of them — laid down their lives...
‘Mob Violence’ and ‘Repression’: House Panel Hears About Persecution of Religion in Pakistan
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities. In his opening remarks, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the...
L’Armenia punta alla SCO
Strategic Culture
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July 15, 2025
In questa fase di conflittualità fra i due Paesi, Armenia e Azerbaigian, il rischio di una escalation si fa sempre più forte e, se non scoppierà niente di eclatante, è però possibile che il fronte venga aperto tramite i metodi già noti...
6-Year-Old Girl Married Off To 45-Year-Old Afghan Man. Taliban Say ‘Let Her Turn 9 First’
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 22:59 IST A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Helmand, Afghanistan. The Taliban delayed her move to her husband until age nine.A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s Helmand province...
Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
If accounts of President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities this past month are to be believed, the president’s initial impulse to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict failed to survive the prodding of hawkish advisers,...
Can we stand another four years of the worst government in my lifetime?
The Conservative Woman
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July 10, 2025
LAST Friday marked the anniversary of Labour’s victory at the 2024 general election. I suspect I speak for many when I say that what’s unfolded over the last year has been a complete and utter disaster. This has, put simply, been the worst...
SCO shouldn’t compromise on terrorism: Jaishankar
The Hindu
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July 15, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participates in the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States, in Tianjin on July 15, 2025. Photo: X@DrSJaishankar X via ANI The Pahalgam terrorist attack of April...
‘Message to America’: US tourists invited to explore Afghanistan in surreal video featuring a ‘comedy’ hostage scene
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Relations between Central Asia’s nations and Afghanistan are warming
Asia Plus
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15:07, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Eurasianet reports that relations between the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan are warming as plans move ahead for new rail links, increased trade and creating opportunities for ordinary Afghans. The...
Cruelty, trauma: Exhausted Afghans return from Iran in pain
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 9, 2025
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): As the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran intensifies, thousands of exhausted returnees are arriving back in Afghanistan — bringing with them heartbreaking stories of pain, suffering, and unspoken hardship. Alongside...
Where are the Liberals When Iran Mass-Deports Millions of Afghans?
The European Conservative
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July 9, 2025
According to reports from human rights groups, Iran is using the post-war chaos in the country to deport the Afghan minority. Afghans have long been persecuted in Iran, and the government feels now is the time to move them across the border....
Afghans divided on Russia’s Taliban recognition
The News International
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Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some Afghans, while others were sceptical that it would improve their lot. Russia became the first country to acknowledge the...
After Iran, U.S. ‘Bunker Buster’ Missiles Could Threaten Russia As Trump Mulls Arming Ukraine With Tomahawks: Reports
The Eurasian Times
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July 15, 2025
The Donald Trump administration has made a major U-turn in policy, moving from a brief pause in arms delivery to resuming and expanding weapons support for Ukraine. There is speculation that the new support package could include some long-range...
Afghan man, 45, 'marries girl aged SIX before Taliban intervene... and say he must wait until she is NINE'
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given away for money. The haunting photo of an older man and a little girl standing together horrified even the Taliban, who intervened with the...
Afghanistan: Russia recognizes the Taliban government
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
"This brave decision will be an example for others." With these words, Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban government, welcomed the announcement by Russia that it was officially recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate...
Russia’s recognition of Emirate of Afghanistan paves way for full-fledged partnership
TASS
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July 9, 2025
MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russia’s decision to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has paved the way for establishing a full-fledged partnership between Moscow and the authorities in Kabul, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria...