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US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
US ambassador defends attack as ‘law enforcement’ action against an ‘illegitimate’ leader, not an act of warTh…
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Bruised Biden tries to turn the page after US debacle in Afghanistan
After a hellish month, the president wants to focus on domestic matters – but Republicans won’t let Afghanista…
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‘Biden’s worst nightmare’: how Afghanistan shook a president
A rapid Taliban takeover, a chaotic evacuation and a deadly terror attack have shaken confidence in the comman…
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Kabul airport atrocity offers a glimpse of the chaos to come in Afghanistan
Joe Biden left with no good options after deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan in more than a decadeThe …
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Biden warns masterminds of deadly Kabul bombings: ‘We will make you pay’
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidencyUS forces alert for further attacks as evacuations acce…
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Biden rejects allies’ pleas to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond end of August
US president acknowledges that completing airlift by 31 August depends on Taliban continuing to cooperate Joe …
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Biden under pressure over Afghanistan and Covid as approval ratings slide
President urged to extend deadline for full US troop withdrawalVirus cases rise but FDA issues full approval f…
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‘Progress is on the line’: former Afghan diplomat warns of women’s fate under Taliban rule
Two decades of gains in rights and liberties for the women of Afghanistan hang by a thread as many go into hid…
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Biden to ‘mobilize every resource’ to get Americans home from Afghanistan
Embattled president promises: ‘We will get you home’Biden endeavors to evacuate Afghans who supported USJoe Bi…
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Defiant Biden stands ‘squarely behind’ decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
President shifts blame to his predecessor, Donald Trump, and the unwillingness of Afghan forces to fight the T…
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Biden in an impossible bind as Afghanistan blame game begins
The president has been condemned by Republicans as the Taliban advance – but the roots of the crisis date back…
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‘He felt he had to do it’: Truman’s grandson on bombing Hiroshima
Seventy-five years after the US president’s decision opened the nuclear age, Clifton Daniel is still grappling…