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  Published in The Nation on July 26th, 2021, Anadolu China on Monday said its relationship with the US is “now in a stalemate and faces serious difficulties,” blaming “domestic public discontent over political, economic and social issues” in the US …

US and coalition officials have maintained that US troops are no longer accompanying Iraqi forces on ground missions [Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters]   Published in AlJazeera on July 25th, 2021, With the threat of an ISIL resurgence ever-present in Iraq, al-Kadhimi stressed …

  Published in The Nation on July 26th, 2021, Anadolu Days ahead of the power transition in Tehran, blame games between conservatives and reformists have intensified over efforts to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In his parting salvo at outgoing President …

US Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, said the US has increased air strikes in support of Afghan forces over the last several days [Reuters]   Published in AlJazeera on July 25th, 2021, Top US military …

A member of the Taliban and other people stand at the site during the execution of three men in Ghazni Province April 18, 2015. — Reuters/File   Published in Geo on July 24th, 2021, AFP Afghan authorities impose night-time curfew …

Members of the Afghan Special Forces pray on a highway before a combat mission against the Taliban, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 11. — Reuters Published in Dawn News on July 12th, 2021, Reuters Taliban fighters have surrounded the city …

The USS Benfold sails through the South China Sea on July 12 [US Navy Handout] Published in AlJazeera on July 12th, 2021, US move comes on the anniversary of a tribunal ruling that says Beijing has no claims over the …

Published in The Nation on July 12th, 2021, The EU extended economic sanctions against Russia for six more months on Monday, accusing Moscow of destabilizing the situation in Ukraine. “The Council decision follows the latest assessment of the state of …

This file photo taken on May 23, 2018, shows Haitian President Jovenel Moise (L) and Haitian First Lady Martine Moise at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince [File: Hector Retamal/AFP] Published in AlJazeera on July 10th, 2021, Martine Moise, who was …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: AFP Published in Geo News on July 8th, 2021, Asim Yasin FM Qureshi, Chinese FM speak at conference on Pak-China relations.  Pakistan, China all-weather friends who understand and respect each other despite cultural differences: …

The US military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq in air raids on Sunday [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera on June 28th, 2021, Iran-backed armed groups …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Baghdad on June 27. — Reuters Published in Dawn on June 28th, 2021, Reuters CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Jordan’s …