US Envoy for Afghanistan Steps Down After Withdrawal The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country, the State Department said Monday.
Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations. He had been criticized for not pressing the Taliban hard enough in peace talks begun while Donald Trump was president but Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked him for his work.
"I extend my...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:34:48 -0400 Trump Questioned Under Oath in Lawsuit Over Alleged Trump Tower Assault Former President Donald Trump testified under oath on Monday as part of a civil lawsuit brought by protesters who allege they were assaulted by his security guards in New York in 2015, a lawyer for the protesters told a news conference.
Trump sat for a videotaped deposition on Monday morning at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, said Benjamin Dictor, a lawyer who sought Trump's testimony in the long-running dispute.
"The president was exactly how you would expect him to be....
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:11:04 -0400 Colin Powell's Death from COVID Argues for More Vaccination, Experts Say The death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday from COVID-19 complications demonstrates why more people need to get vaccinated, experts note.
Powell's battle with cancer and his advanced age put him in a category most susceptible to COVID-19, the disease caused by the deadly coronavirus. These highly vulnerable people are the ones who benefit most from the community protection that widespread vaccination provides, scientists say.
Powell was fully vaccinated,...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:26:00 -0400 Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law As a legal battle plays out in the courts, the Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state.
The Justice Department asked the high court Monday to reverse a decision by an appeals court that allows the law to remain in effect while litigation over the policy continues.
The Republican-backed law bans abortions once cardiac activity has been detected in an embryo, which typically occurs at six weeks, a point when some...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:59:57 -0400 US Defense Secretary Seeks to Reassure Georgia U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning Russia against distracting European leaders with new talks when it has yet to make good on previous commitments.
"Russia, which currently occupies 20% of Georgia's territory, should focus on honoring its 2008 cease-fire commitments before promoting any new discussion platforms," Austin said Monday during a visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, to meet with the country's prime minister and defense minister.
"I'm here to...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:51:05 -0400 Case for COVID Boosters and Vaccine Mandates in US Recently, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously endorsed booster shots of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults over the age of 18. The move comes as vaccines and public health protocols in the United States remain politically charged issues. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports.
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Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:31:00 -0400 The Case for COVID Boosters and Vaccine Mandates in US Recently, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously endorsed booster shots of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults over the age of 18. The move comes as vaccines and public health protocols in the United States remain politically charged issues. VOA's Arash Arabasadi reports.
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