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On Afghan pullout anniversary, Biden has moved on
On Afghan pullout anniversary, Biden has moved on
by  AFP

President Joe Biden faced intense criticism for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan but one year later both he and the United States have largely turned the page, even as the war-ravaged country still faces mounting challenges. They're not thinking about the one-year anniversary of a war that most of the country had no stake in."

Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dead at 91
by  AFP

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died in Moscow aged 91, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. "Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness," the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said, quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.

Madagascar police confirm killing 19 civilians after albino kidnap
Madagascar police confirm killing 19 civilians after albino kidnap
by  AFP

Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the kidnapping of an albino child. "Nineteen people lost their lives and 21 are injured and are still being treated" at Ikongo hospital in the country's southeast, the national police said in a statement.

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