Gorbachev, Leader Who Pulled Soviets From Afghanistan, Says U.S. Campaign Was Doomed From Start More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses the audience after the Russian premiere of the documentary film "Meeting Gorbachev" in Moscow, Ru...
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But Biden has been reluctant to do so, as his poll numbers took a nosedive after the swift fall of Kabul following America's 20-year war in Afghanistan. Lead Art: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch as a carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Mar...
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But Biden, from the outset of his presidency, in which he frequently spoke of his desire to demonstrate that “America's back,” was tested by war, calamity and miscalculation. Chaotic US exit from Afghanistan was an early setback for Biden ...
He issued warnings about a second Trump administration, and he made his case for why he believed Kamala Harris was the candidate who would fight for the middle class. And by the end of it, Walz was fully in coach mode. “So let me finish with this, team. It’s the fourth qua...
No one should be harmed in health care. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health worker...
The Taliban’s swift success has prompted questions over how the insurgent group was able to gain control so soon after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan – and, after almost 20 years of conflict in the US’ longest running war, what the Taliban want. Afghan security personnel take ...
On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump posted about Syria in all caps: “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!” But the US is already involved in Syria with nearly 1,000 US troops deployed there on an anti-ISIS mission. American forces have been...