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• ‘I will not send another generation to war in Afghanistan’• Withdrawal ahead of schedule as Biden says ‘speed is safety’Joe Biden pledged on Thursday that he would not send “another generation of Americans” to war in Afghanistan and said the US woul…
Read MoreJoe Biden has said the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war will conclude on 31 August and added there will be no ‘mission accomplished’ moment to celebrate. ‘We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build,’ the US president sai…
Read MoreBiden speaks on US troop withdrawal after 20 years at warPresident to receive update on military withdrawal process‘Radicalized’ anti-abortion movement posed increased threat 1.01am BST That’s all from me today. Here’s a rundown of the day’s biggest st…
Read MoreAnalysis: Washington did not learn the lessons of Vietnam and more death and suffering are inevitableThe US war in Afghanistan was not supposed to be another Vietnam. “I don’t do quagmires,” said Donald Rumsfeld, the architect of the original US invas…
Read MoreThis shabby, half-hidden retreat by western forces abandons a nation to mayhem, civil war and terrorThe conflict in Afghanistan – America’s longest war – is at an end, or so President Joe Biden is expected to declare this week. At an end, too, is Brita…
Read MoreKim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “di…
Read MoreA roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading…
Read MoreLittle has been achieved in 20 years of war, and as the Taliban regroup, ordinary Afghans brace for an uncertain futureMilitary retreats from Afghanistan are problematic, as the British (1842) and the Red Army (1989) discovered to their cost. The cliff…
Read MoreDeal agreed during Joe Biden’s trip to Brussels as White House seeks to focus on threat posed by ChinaA five-year ceasefire in the long-running US-EU trade war over subsidies to aircraft makers has been agreed during Joe Biden’s visit to Brussels, as t…
Read MoreAnalysis: some observers say Beijing may well seek to undermine Nato unity in response to being accused of posing a systemic challenge to western valuesWhen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was established on 4 April 1949, its mission was …
Read MoreCommunique is first time alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing powerNato leaders have declared China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance…
Read MoreWorld leaders issue joint statement promising action on vaccines, China and global corporate taxAs the G7 finishes in Cornwall, here are some of the issues they pledged to act on in their Carbis Bay declaration. Continue reading…
Read MoreAnalysis: can the west confront Beijing on trade and human rights and cooperate on the climate crisis?• G7 summit: latest news and reactionIn an extra-secure, 90-minute session, with the phones and wifi cut off, all designed to block any eavesdropping …
Read MoreLabor’s Penny Wong says it’s disappointing the Australian prime minister did not secure a private meeting with the US presidentScott Morrison has met with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit and agreed to work closely on challenges in the incre…
Read MoreScheme is part of wider push for G7 leaders to question China on human rights, Taiwan and Covid-19The G7 group of rich nations has agreed plans to set up an alternative to China’s belt and road initiative as part of a broad push back against Beijing co…
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