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Taliban fighters are seen inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan)
Battle gains challenge US hopes of better-behaved Taliban
Taliban conquests in Afghanistan are challenging the Biden administration's hopes that a desire for international respect — and for international aid and cash — may moderate the … more
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President Ebrahim Raisi, right, takes his oath as president, as Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi listens in a ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Raisi, a protégé of Iran's supreme leader, completes hard-liners' dominance of all branches of government in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The protégé of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration … more
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Fields burn following a hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory, near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory Wednesday and the army responded with sustained artillery fire, Israel's military said. There was no immediate information on damages or casualties. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching rare airstrikes on Lebanon, the army and Lebanese officials said. The Israeli army … more
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In this image taken on Wednesday Aug. 4, 2021 and provided by the National Anti-crisis Management, Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, right, who seeks foreign refuge from Minsk authorities, poses for a photo with top Belarusian dissident in Poland, Pavel Latushko, left, shortly after her arrival at the Frederic Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland. Fearing for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, Tsimanouskaya flew from Tokyo to Warsaw with a stopover in Vienna. Poland has offered her and her husband humanitarian visas. (National Anti-crisis Management via AP)
Belarus sprinter: Grandmother advised her not to return home
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games said Thursday that her grandmother advised her not to return to … more
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Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya leaves to Vienna at Narita International airport in Chiba, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Belarus Olympic sprinter arrives in Vienna amid safety fears
MOSCOW (AP) — A plane carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is seeking refuge from authorities in her home country, has landed in Austria. Vienna Airport said the … more
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A worker disinfects the floor outside the inflated cabins at the pop-up Huo-Yan Laboratory set up in an expo center to test samples for covid-19 virus in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province Wednesday, July 28, 2021. China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city and the punishment of its local leaders. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
China seals city as its worst virus outbreak in a year grows
BEIJING (AP) — China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one … more
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Athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus competes during the 100 meter heats at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home
MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games said Tuesday that authorities "made it clear" she would face punishment if she … more
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This Tuesday, July 28, 2020 photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit
LONDON (AP) — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. The dates were "weird," she said, and not just because they were masked, … more
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A nurse takes throat swab samples in new round of Covid-19 testing in Nanjing city in eastern China's Jiangsu province Monday, Aug. 02, 2021 The current coronavirus outbreaks in China, while still in the hundreds of cases in total, have spread much more widely than previous ones, reaching multiple provinces and cities including the capital, Beijing. Many of the cases have been identified as the highly contagious delta variant that is driving a resurgence in many countries. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
BEIJING (AP) — China suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as widening outbreaks of the delta … more
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Afghan security personnel patrol at empty street during fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Lashkar Gahl, city of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The Taliban pressed on with their advances in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Tuesday as Afghan forces launched airstrikes to defend the provincial capital. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban pressed ahead with their advances in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, capturing nine out of 10 districts of the Helmand provincial capital, residents and … more
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