🇺🇸🇦🇫 US President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he was nowhere near to recognizing the Taliban as the new Afghan government, underscoring the uncertainties that lie ahead in the war-torn nation's future.
🗣 "It will be very dependent on [the Taliban's] behavior, and whether they deliver on what the expectations are of the global community,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained.
🔥 Prior to the Taliban's swift takeover in late August and the US invasion in 2001, only three countries recognized the militant group as a governing body - those countries include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
🗣 "It will be very dependent on [the Taliban's] behavior, and whether they deliver on what the expectations are of the global community,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained.
🔥 Prior to the Taliban's swift takeover in late August and the US invasion in 2001, only three countries recognized the militant group as a governing body - those countries include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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😡 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was hit by small stones during a campaign stop in Ontario on Monday.
The prime minister was returning to a bus after visiting a brewery, when protesters targeted him on a campaign stop ahead of the general election. He wasn't injured as a result.
The prime minister was returning to a bus after visiting a brewery, when protesters targeted him on a campaign stop ahead of the general election. He wasn't injured as a result.
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⚡️🇦🇫The Taliban (banned in Russia) has announced its new temporary Cabinet. Here are some key appointments:
🔹 acting prime minister – head of the Taliban leadership council, Hasan Akhund;
🔹 acting foreign minister – senior Taliban member, participant of the talks in Doha, Amir Khan Muttaqi;
🔹acting defense minister – deputy Taliban leader, Mohammad Yaqoob;
🔹acting interior minster – Sirajuddin Haqqani, deputy of the Taliban supreme commander.
🔹 acting prime minister – head of the Taliban leadership council, Hasan Akhund;
🔹 acting foreign minister – senior Taliban member, participant of the talks in Doha, Amir Khan Muttaqi;
🔹acting defense minister – deputy Taliban leader, Mohammad Yaqoob;
🔹acting interior minster – Sirajuddin Haqqani, deputy of the Taliban supreme commander.
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😳 Imagine being at a college football game, and the crowd goes, ‘F*ck Joe Biden!’
This video, recorded during a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Kent State Golden Flashes, was posted online on Sunday, and it is not the only of its kind.
Similar chants were filmed at Coastal Carolina and Virginia Tech games.
This video, recorded during a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Kent State Golden Flashes, was posted online on Sunday, and it is not the only of its kind.
Similar chants were filmed at Coastal Carolina and Virginia Tech games.
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#BREAKING: Taliban names key ministers in new Afghan government
🙅 The Biden Administration is not rushing to recognize the newly announced government formed by the Taliban, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
"There is no rush to recognition [of the Taliban]. It is really going to be dependent on what steps the Taliban takes. The world will be watching, the United States included", Psaki said at a press briefing. "I don't have a timeline for you. It depends on what behaviour they exhibit on the ground".
"There is no rush to recognition [of the Taliban]. It is really going to be dependent on what steps the Taliban takes. The world will be watching, the United States included", Psaki said at a press briefing. "I don't have a timeline for you. It depends on what behaviour they exhibit on the ground".
#BREAKING: Texas Governor Abbott signs Republican voting restriction bill into law
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👩|👦 This is what Afghan classrooms look like now.
Multiple photos shared by Twitter users show classes partitioned with curtains and boards to segregate students based on their gender.
Although the Taliban has claimed that it will honour women's rights in accordance with Islamic law, fresh guidelines being issued for women have spurred doubts among observers about whether the new authorities will actually keep their word.
The separation of male and female students in classrooms has been slammed by many, including Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala Yousafzai, a noted Pakistani women's rights activist and Nobel laureate.
"The outdated and ridiculous class won't last long", said Ziauddin, a teacher by profession.
Multiple photos shared by Twitter users show classes partitioned with curtains and boards to segregate students based on their gender.
Although the Taliban has claimed that it will honour women's rights in accordance with Islamic law, fresh guidelines being issued for women have spurred doubts among observers about whether the new authorities will actually keep their word.
The separation of male and female students in classrooms has been slammed by many, including Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala Yousafzai, a noted Pakistani women's rights activist and Nobel laureate.
"The outdated and ridiculous class won't last long", said Ziauddin, a teacher by profession.
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#BREAKING: Texas Governor Abbott signs Republican voting restriction bill into law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a Republican-sponsored voting restrictions bill, also known as SB1, into law.
The state is among at least 18 others that have introduced similar restrictions, such as the limitation of drive-thru and mail-in voting, since the 2020 presidential election.
The GOP touted the bill as legislation that would protect election integrity, while Democrat opponents have slammed it as an attempt to undermine the voting rights of minorities.
The state is among at least 18 others that have introduced similar restrictions, such as the limitation of drive-thru and mail-in voting, since the 2020 presidential election.
The GOP touted the bill as legislation that would protect election integrity, while Democrat opponents have slammed it as an attempt to undermine the voting rights of minorities.
🦮 Police in the city of Revere, Massachusetts have rescued a dog that was chained to a pole along a shoreline, and which would likely have died in the rising tide.
The pit bull was abandoned by its owner last week and would have drown in hours if the police hadn’t found him.
The owner, who later said that he “could not keep the dog any longer”, was arrested on Friday, Fox News has reported.
The pit bull was abandoned by its owner last week and would have drown in hours if the police hadn’t found him.
The owner, who later said that he “could not keep the dog any longer”, was arrested on Friday, Fox News has reported.
🍌 In the banana republic of Florida, bananas trees are so strong that they sprout through asphalt.
In the center of Honda Drive in Fort Myers, two men were seen planting a tree in a large pothole in the middle of the roadway. They probably wanted to draw attention to the problem, but according to those drivers lacking a sense of humour, "The tree makes it harder to get around the next pothole that's right next to it".
The road to hell is paved with good intentions...
In the center of Honda Drive in Fort Myers, two men were seen planting a tree in a large pothole in the middle of the roadway. They probably wanted to draw attention to the problem, but according to those drivers lacking a sense of humour, "The tree makes it harder to get around the next pothole that's right next to it".
The road to hell is paved with good intentions...
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❗️US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley is set to travel to Moscow and Paris from 7-10 September for consultations on Iran’s nuclear program and "the need to quickly reach and implement an understanding on a mutual return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," the State Department said.
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⚡️🇺🇸🗳 President Joe Biden extended for another year the 2018 national emergency related to the threat of foreign election meddling, while admitting the alleged danger has had zero impact.
“Although there has been no evidence of a foreign power altering the outcomes or vote tabulation in any United States election… In recent years, the proliferation of digital devices and internet-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified the scope and intensity of the threat of foreign interference,” Biden said in a notice to Congress.
“Although there has been no evidence of a foreign power altering the outcomes or vote tabulation in any United States election… In recent years, the proliferation of digital devices and internet-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified the scope and intensity of the threat of foreign interference,” Biden said in a notice to Congress.
😏 It's time to return to the column of Hunter Biden and his corrupt daub.
A top Republican on the House of Representatives Oversight Committee wants the commission to investigate the sale of art by Hunter Biden that could net President Biden's son millions.
🗣 ”It is the Oversight Committee’s responsibility to scrutinize Mr. Biden’s business activities because he chooses to conduct them in the most murky and corrupt corners of international affairs” Rep. James Comer said.
😄 Any bauble of folly will keep baby jolly (especially when it's off-shore baubles)
A top Republican on the House of Representatives Oversight Committee wants the commission to investigate the sale of art by Hunter Biden that could net President Biden's son millions.
🗣 ”It is the Oversight Committee’s responsibility to scrutinize Mr. Biden’s business activities because he chooses to conduct them in the most murky and corrupt corners of international affairs” Rep. James Comer said.
😄 Any bauble of folly will keep baby jolly (especially when it's off-shore baubles)
🗣 "Trump sees Biden is on the ropes," according to @RepMattGaetzChannel. "He wants to throw punches as a combatant, not a heckler from the stands”.
Here's how the Florida Congressman, himself under scandal, describes @real_DonaldJTrump alleged desire to stage a rematch against Biden in 2024.
🖍 Another Trump supporter expressed a personal opinion this week in a purportedly clandestine video, asked if he thought Trump would run again, Ohio GOP Congressman Jim Jordan said: "I know so."
Here's how the Florida Congressman, himself under scandal, describes @real_DonaldJTrump alleged desire to stage a rematch against Biden in 2024.
🖍 Another Trump supporter expressed a personal opinion this week in a purportedly clandestine video, asked if he thought Trump would run again, Ohio GOP Congressman Jim Jordan said: "I know so."
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⚡️🇺🇸 Jamie Spears in new court documents asked a judge to end his daughter Britney Spears' conservatorship, TMZ reported.
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⚡️🇺🇸🇦🇫The United States is concerned by the affiliations and track records of some members of the new Taliban cabinet, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik.