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A drone flies over the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, the day the U.S. military engagement ended. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)
Uzbekistan, Russia Shoot Down Reports of ‘Over-The-Horizon’ Options for US Military
Patrick Goodenough | October 15, 2021
A U.N. delegate casts a ballot in the General Assembly. (File photo by Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images)
US Wins Fewer Votes in Human Rights Council Election Than Autocratic, Rights-Abusing Regimes
Patrick Goodenough | October 14, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the State Department on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli FM on Iran: ‘There are Moments When Nations Must Use Force to Protect the World From Evil’
Patrick Goodenough | October 14, 2021
Flags of U.N. member-states line the front lawn of the U.N. headquarters in Geneva, home to the Human Rights Council. (Photo by Gabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
Only 5 of 18 Candidates for UN Human Rights Council Deserve Seats, Says NGO
Patrick Goodenough | October 14, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images)
EU-China Tensions: Merkel Voices Support for Stalled Trade Deal But Also Says Bloc Must Diversify
James Carstensen | October 13, 2021
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Taliban delegation head Abdul Ghani Baradar last July. (Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry)
China Lectures US Over Afghanistan: ‘Imposing One’s Own Ideology on Others, Arbitrarily Interfering…’
Patrick Goodenough | October 13, 2021
Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr celebrate the interim election results in Baghdad's Tahrir square. (Photo by Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran-Backed Militias Are the Big Losers in Iraq’s Election
Patrick Goodenough | October 13, 2021
Illegal migrants plucked from a leaking inflatable boat in the Channel are escorted off a rescue vessel docked in Calais, northern France, last month. (Photo by Bernard Barron/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain, France Tussle Over Illegal Migration as Numbers of Channel Crossings Rise
Fayçal Benhassain | October 12, 2021
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry at the U.N. in New York last month. (Photo by John Minchillo /Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Kerry Optimistic China Will Join Effort to Achieve Climate Goals in Glasgow; Xi May Not Attend
Patrick Goodenough | October 12, 2021
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
Pakistan PM: Engage With the Taliban; It’s the ‘Best Bet to Get Rid of ISIS’
Patrick Goodenough | October 12, 2021
Survey: 52% Favor Using U.S. Troops to Defend Taiwan, If Communist China Invades
Michael W. Chapman | October 11, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bumps elbows with President Biden after his address to a joint session of Congress last April. (Photo by Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Pelosi: ‘Science, Science, Science … Science is an Answer to Our Prayers’
Patrick Goodenough | October 11, 2021
Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images)
US Delegation Holds ‘Candid and Professional’ Talks With UN-Sanctioned Taliban Terrorists
Patrick Goodenough | October 11, 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends national day celebrations at the presidential palace in Taipei on Sunday. (Photo by Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)
Taiwanese President: ‘Nobody Can Force Taiwan to Take the Path China Has Laid Out For Us’
Patrick Goodenough | October 10, 2021
An aerial photo shows part of the Temple Mount/ Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the center. The Al-Aqsa mosque is off camera, to the left. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
Arab, Islamic Leaders Say Rabbi’s ‘Quiet’ Prayer on Temple Mount Will Provoke the World’s Muslims
Patrick Goodenough | October 8, 2021
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