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US Won't Take 'Eye Off Ball' on Afghan Situation as Worries About Troop Pull-out Mount © AFP 2021 / JOHN MOORE Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202104181082664092-us-wont-take-eye-off-ball-on-afghan-situation-as-worries-about-troop-pull-out-mount/ Earlier, US President Joe Biden announced that the US will withdraw all of its troops by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, which originally led to the start of the war in Afghanistan. Other NATO states have also promised to pull out their troops from the country. US Secre...

BBC News Long considered one of Africa's model democracies, the western African nation of Senegal has a tradition of stable governments and civilian rule. Hundreds of Senegalese were killed in a local separatist conflict in the southern region of Casamance, but violence has waned since a 2014 ceasefire. The country's stability has allowed it to send peacekeeping troops to DR Congo, Liberia and Kosovo. Slaves, ivory and gold were exported from the coast during the 17th and 18th centuries and now the economy is based mainly on agriculture. The money sent home by Senegalese living abroad is a k...

BORIS JOHNSON’S ULTIMATE TRICK Turning Personal Responsibility Into Collective Blame “Much about COVID-19 is unclear. This is not: the Government is responsible for the virus’s spread. It neglected scientific advice when delaying the lockdowns in March, September and December, and rejected the examples of other countries that had done better. And yet we know the Government does not, ever, take responsibility for its own failings. But someone must be held to account and it is easier to shame members of the public than members of the Government. This distraction from official negligence e...

Netflix’s The King — Movie Review Written by:  January 13, 2021 Are you ready for an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henriad Tetralogy as you’ve never seen before? Then I would highly recommend you watch the 2019 epic historical war drama The King. Directed by David Michôd with performances by Timothée Chalamet as Hal (King Henry V), Joel Edgerton as John Falstaff, Robert Pattinson as the French Dauphin (prince and heir to the throne), and Lilly-Rose Depp as the French Princess (Catherine). The film is loosely based on Shakespeare’s original plays, where the beginnings of King Henry...