Almost since its founding, the United States has incorporated artwork into federal spaces. The U.S. Capitol, with its domed ceiling, murals and ornamented doors is a prime example. The iconic…
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Russian Spy Chief Speaks Half-Truths about NATO Interventions
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnMarking the 28th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization intervention that stopped a violent conflict in former Yugoslavia, Russia’s spy chief Sergei Naryshkin held a revisionist forum on August…
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Taliban Denies Aid Interference While Arresting and Threatening Female Aid Workers
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeOn September 4, the Afghan news channel TOLOnews quoted Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid insisting that Afghanistan’s Taliban government only ensures the security of relief groups and does not interfere in their affairs.…
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US Envoy: Taliban Kill 8 Key Islamic State Leaders in Afghanistan
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe Taliban’s “successful” offensive against the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan, IS-Khorasan, has “significantly degraded” its capability and steadily decreased large-scale attacks against civilians, according to a senior US envoy.…
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Borrell to US Lawmakers: ‘Continue Military Support for Ukraine’
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleThe European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged U.S. lawmakers Sunday to reconsider their decision to strip financial support for Ukraine from a stopgap budget bill Congress passed Saturday…
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Vietnam, US Upgrade Partnership; Activists Critique Silence on Human Rights
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHanoi and Washington have announced an upgrade in bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, the top designation in Vietnam’s diplomatic hierarchy. A U.S. strategy of noninterference into Vietnam’s domestic…
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Heat Forces Cancellation of Minnesota Races That Draw up to 20,000 Runners
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota’s two largest cities that…
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Putin Denies, Dishonestly, the Kremlin’s Crushing of Dissent Under the Foreign Agent Law
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnOn September 12, while addressing the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, President Vladimir Putin compared the United States’ Foreign Agents Registration Act with Russia’s “foreign agent” law, claiming the latter legislation is…
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After Shutdown Averted, Capitol Hill Showdown on the Horizon
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterWASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a possible government shutdown, the White House wanted to make sure any blame would fall at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on…
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Native American News Roundup September 10-16, 2023
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnLeonard Peltier supporters arrested, fined during Washington protests U.S. Park Police issued citations to more than two dozen supporters of imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier during a rally outside…
