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Story Summary NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At least 22 people were dead and about 20 remained missing Sunday afternoon after record-shattering downpours triggered flooding across parts of the state. Among those killed were twin babies who were swept from their father’s arms, according to surviving relatives. Grey Collier, public information officer for the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency, said hundreds of homes may be […]

Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech (left), at State House Entebbe during the retirement of Generals on July 29, 2019. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA  The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, alias The Lion of Mogadishu, died at his home near Kitikifumba, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District on Saturday. […]

Afghan evacuees leave a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on August 20, 2021. © Taylor Slater, AFP  US officials said Sunday that American commercial airlines – including American Airlines, Delta and United – will be marshaled to help the evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans and foreigners from Kabul following its fall […]

TEHRAN – With the Taliban taking the reins in Kabul, Afghanistan seems to be poised to become a new hotspot for regional and extra-regional power competition, one that, if unleashed, would do little to improve the lives of Afghan people fed up with war and destruction.     Two decades after being expelled from Kabul […]

Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban’s military takeover. (AFP Photo)  United States soldiers stationed at the airport at Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport are distributing pork-containing food packages to Afghans desperately waiting for a […]

Germany remains one of the main trade and economic partners of Russia in Europe and the world. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday before the start of talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Kremlin. “I would like to note that Germany remains one of the main partners for us, […]

US soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as Afghans sit on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban’s military takeover of Afghanistan. (AFP)  The US advised Americans in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport in an embassy […]

US marines provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.   –   Copyright  Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps via AP   Tens of thousands of Afghans, fearful of a brutal Taliban rule or of being a target for working with Western forces, are waiting to be evacuated from the […]

Civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021. (Reuters Photo)  Several NATO countries pressed on Friday for evacuations from Kabul to continue beyond the current U.S. deadline because so many people seeking safe passage following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan are stuck outside the […]

The group plans to ready a new model for governing Afghanistan within the next few weeks Taliban forces stand guard inside Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERSKABUL: The Taliban have started to use any means at their disposal to track down the people they see as a threat to their rule, even going to […]