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ISIS-K’s recent killings of Taliban brass are part of the extremist group’s long-term strategy. Will Taliban leaders contain the resurgence of violence?
Legal battles are being waged over mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion.
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A rash of pending lawsuits raises questions about the FDA’s approval of mifepristone two decades ago, whether the drug can be legally mailed and the constitutional right to interstate commerce.
Deux gardes-frontières talibans sur le Pont de l’Amitié Afghanistan-Ouzbékistan, le 27 octobre 2021. Au second plan, des gardes-frontières ouzbeks inspectent un camion.
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Le Tadjikistan, l’Ouzbékistan et le Turkménistan affirment que le voisinage du très instable Afghanistan nécessite un large soutien international. Un argument qu’il convient de décrypter.
The Taliban’s success in taking control in Afghanistan has encouraged other militant groups.
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The Taliban promised not to allow Afghanistan to be used by groups seeking to attack the US, yet terrorist groups have only become more emboldened under its rule.
Osama bin Laden (kiri) dan Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
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Bagi kalian yang bertanya-tanya apakah AS masih berkeinginan untuk mengejar teroris-teroris besar di Afghanistan, pembunuhan Al-Zawahiri agaknya sudah menjawab.
Ayman al-Zawahiri dirigeait Al-Qaïda depuis la mort d’Oussama ben Laden le 2 mai 2011.
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L’élimination de celui qui en était le chef depuis onze ans porte sans doute un rude coup à Al-Qaïda, mais d’autres groupes djihadistes pourraient profiter de la nouvelle donne.
¿Quién sustituirá al hombre que sustituyó a Bin Laden?
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El golpe de Estados Unidos contra Ayman al-Zawahri deja el futuro de Al Qaeda en una encrucijada mientras el movimiento terrorista busca un nuevo líder.
Who will replace the man who replaced bin Laden?
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The shooters in the Buffalo and Uvalde massacres were both 18, and legally purchased assault rifles. This is fueling calls to raise the age when someone can purchase this weapon from 18 to 21.
US troops in Djibouti in 2003 on a mission to watch terrorist groups in countries that include Somalia.
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The core obstacle to stability in Somalia is the lack of agreement among political, religious, and business elites on how to govern their country.
Assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization can help expand families, but regulations aren’t consistent across states.
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A pending bill in Colorado would disclose donor information to children and their parents and set limits on how many families can use a single individual’s egg or sperm.
Vladimir Putin receives Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 24, 2017.
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La Russie cherche des alliés influents et une victoire de Marine Le Pen serait une bonne nouvelle pour Moscou. Retour sur l’histoire des liens tissés depuis longtemps entre les deux parties.
Vladimir Putin lights a candle as he attends an Orthodox Church service in 2011.
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Vladimir Putin has long been a favorite with many American evangelicals who praised his support for conservative values – and some of them still can’t break up with him.
Creative sentencing uses funds to promote better workplace safety, like better industry training, instead of paying punitive fines.
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While a workplace fatality is a great tragedy, an even greater tragedy is not learning from it.
A Spanish-language sign warns migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border against explsing themselves to the dangerous elements in the desert.
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The number of migrants dying while trying to cross the US-Mexico border is at an all-time high. But these figures are still likely an underestimate.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, gave their foundation $15 billion right before their divorce became final.
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Three scholars weigh in regarding the priorities of these wealthy American donors, who gave less to social service and racial justice groups than in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black and Latino students are suspended at higher rates than their white peers.
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Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had led the terrorist group since 2019. His death may lead to uncertainty over who will replace him but may not signal the group’s demise.