Tag: War and unrest
Taliban expect US withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic rule
MOSCOW — The Taliban warned Washington on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan,...
Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension
WASHINGTON — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is stalled, for now, with Democrats...
Palestinians say West Bank protester killed by Israeli fire
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes on Friday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on
BEIRUT — Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria’s south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more...
Myanmar protesters don’t relent in face of deadly crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar were not relenting Wednesday as the deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrations took an increasing...
Biden calls Afghanistan withdrawal deadline of May 1 ‘tough’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says that it will be “tough” for the U.S. to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from...
Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the coronavirus, President Bashar Assad’s office...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets
ISLAMABAD — Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of...
Jihadists on motorbikes ambush Mali’s military, 33 killed
BAMAKO, Mali — About 100 suspected Islamic extremists on motorcycles ambushed the Malian military convoy in the country's volatile north, killing at least 33...
Iran’s final report on Ukraine jet crash blames human error
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After a yearlong investigation, Iran’s civil aviation agency on Wednesday released its final report on the crash of a...
