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Taliban Demand Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Return Dozens of Afghan Aircraft
The Afghan citizens were reportedly transferred to a U.S. military base in the United Arab Emirates under an arrangement Washington negotiated with Uzbekistan to move more than 450 Afghans.
Quebec to Impose Tax on Unvaccinated People
Quebec plans to tax people who have remained unvaccinated from COVID-19 for non-medical reasons, Premier François Legault announced at a press briefing Tuesday.
Russia, US Spar Again Over Ukraine, Security Issues
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the first day of talks in Geneva were "open, comprehensive and direct," an assessment echoed by Washington. But Peskov said it was the result that ultimately matters.
Ukraine and U.S. Remain United to Deter Russian Aggression, Kyiv Says
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Blinken assured Kuleba that no substantive discussions about Ukraine would take place without Ukraine.
Pope Francis Speaks Out Against ‘Cancel Culture,’ Condemns ‘Baseless Information’ About Vaccines
He also warned against attempts to rewrite history without understanding the context of the times in which people lived
Putin Pushes His Red Lines in Kazakhstan and Ukraine
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that if diplomacy over Ukraine and NATO fails, Russia will opt for an unspecified "military-technical solution."
U.S. And Russia Still Far Apart on Ukraine After Geneva Talks
The build-up of troops near Ukraine, has raised U.S.-Russia tensions to their highest levels since the end of the Cold War.
5,800 Detained in Kazakhstan Unrest; President Says Situation ‘Stabilized’
The same party has ruled Kazakhstan since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Anyone aspiring to oppose the government has either been repressed, sidelined, or co-opted, amid widespread economic hardship despite the country’s enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, uranium and minerals.
Kazakhstan Says 164 Killed in Last Week’s Protests
The same party has ruled Kazakhstan since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Anyone aspiring to oppose the government has either been repressed, sidelined, or co-opted, amid widespread economic hardship despite the country’s enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, uranium and minerals.
Prospects Dim as U.S., Russia Prepare to Meet Over Ukraine
“It’s very hard to see that happening when there’s an ongoing escalation when Russia has a gun to the head of Ukraine with 100,000 troops near its borders, the possibility of doubling that on very short order,” Blinken said on ABC’s “This Week.”