Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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An infant that was captured on camera being passed over razor wire in Afghanistan has been reunited with family, the Department of Defense has confirmed. Throughout the week, many chaotic scenes from Afghanistan have hit social media following the Taliban's takeover of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday. One…
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A number of sex workers and creators have taken to social media to react to the news that OnlyFans is banning sexually explicit content. Yesterday, the subscription site announced that as of October 1, sexually explicit content will be blocked on the site. BBC News reports that the decision has…
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A teenager who fell to his death from a US military plane has been identified as soccer player Zaki Anwari, Afghan authorities have confirmed. As reported by BBC News, Anwari had attempted to stow away on the US plane, which was leaving Kabul airport. The 19-year-old had played for Afghanistan's…
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OnlyFans has announced new guidelines that will forbid its users from sharing "sexually explicit" content. As reported by BBC News, the subscription site - which was founded in 2016 - has continued to grow throughout the pandemic, and now boasts 130 million users. The site is primarily known these days…
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GOP rep. Lauren Boebert has been slammed online after saying the Taliban is "Building Back Better" in the wake of their takeover of Afghanistan. The Colorado congresswoman, 34, appeared to throw her support behind the extremist organization on social media as she joked about the country's fall to the Taliban.…
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UPDATE: Despite multiple reports from multiple news outlets, the image and accompanying story circulating social media claiming that members of the Taliban killed a woman on August 17 for not wearing a burqa is mostly false. TMZ has since confirmed that the image was from February 2019. Per TMZ News:…
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People have been left aghast as footage surfaced appearing to show armed Taliban soldiers riding in bumper cars while Afghan civilians fear for their future. Videos allegedly showing members of the Taliban enjoying themselves at an amusement park have circulated on social media as scenes emerge of countless Afghan citizens…
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Donald Trump has said that the situation in Afghanistan would be "totally different" if his administration was still in office. The ex-POTUS released six statements on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal, with Trump calling for Biden to resign. What's more, Trump stated that his administration would've managed…
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Prince Harry has encouraged military veterans to "offer support for one another" as the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan. The Duke of Sussex, 36, spent 10 years in the Army, including two frontline tours to Afghanistan. What's more, he is a patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, a sporting event…
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Photos have emerged on social media showing over 600 Afghan refugees crammed into a US Air Force plane. As reported by The Independent, the images show "roughly 640" Afghans being evacuated from the capital city of Kabul after Taliban forces forced Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country on…
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President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan. In an address on Monday, the 78-year-old POTUS asked: "How many more American lives is it worth?" On Sunday, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the…
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Footage of an emotional Afghan girl declaring that "no one cares about us" days before the Taliban seized the presidential palace has been widely shared across social media. The heartbreaking clip was shared on Twitter by human rights activist Masih Alinejad and has quickly accumulated over 1.7 million views since…
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Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concern for women and minorities in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country over the weekend. On Sunday, August 15, the Afghan president fled as the Taliban began rapidly taking over the capital city of Kabul before ultimately breaching the presidential palace and…
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Harrowing footage from Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul shows the moment desperate civilians held onto a moving US Air Force plane following the Taliban's storming of the city. On Sunday, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the…
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A BBC reporter has been praised for her professionalism after receiving a call from a Taliban spokesperson while live on air. On Sunday evening, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country, along with many high-ranking officials. As reported…
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Kabul's international airport has experienced a rush of Afghan citizens, foreign diplomats, and officials as they attempt to flee Afghanistan, which has become overrun by Taliban militants. Harrowing footage shared on social media shows hundreds, possibly thousands, of people trying to fight their way through the terminal in order to…
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Animal rights organization PETA is calling for a total ban on horse events at future Olympic games. This comes after a German modern pentathlon coach was kicked out of the Olympics for punching a horse, and an another horse was put to sleep after suffering an irreparable ligament rupture at…
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An Olympic climbing athlete's devastating slip-up has gone viral after it caused her to miss out on a Tokyo 2020 win. Iuliia Kaplina of the Russian Olympic Committee was up against Team GB's Shauna Coxsey when she got off to a flying start in the first heat of the three-discipline…
