Afghanistan Gen. Mark Milley, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, expressed halfhearted confidence in the ANSF, describing Afghan forces as “reasonably well equipped, reasonably well trained, reasonably …

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Iran Diplomats working between the U.S. and Iran during indirect nuclear talks in Vienna say there’s been “indisputable progress.” In addition, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said there was an “agree …

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U.S. The U.S. Census Bureau reported a (very specific) total U.S. population of 331,449,281 in 2020. That’s only a 7.4% increase from 2010 to 2020—the slowest growth rate since the 1930s—thanks to a …

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U.S. Today is Earth Day, and the start of Pres. Biden’s virtual climate change summit of world leaders. Biden plans to pledge to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030, which theNYTsays “ would require t …

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IranA leaked recording of an interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, is causing a stir in Iran for its unusual bluntness—especially Zarif’s candor in commenting that Iranian dipl …

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Russia Russia ordered its troops back from the Ukrainian border by May 1, saying they’d shown their capabilities during “exercises” there. However, Russia plans to leave some symbolic armored vehicle …

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