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Iranpress: World Newspapers: Biden is squeezed on airlift deadline

World Newspapers: Biden is squeezed on airlift deadline

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 21:34

President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday.

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Despair in Kabul undercuts Biden on rescue effort

World Newspapers: Despair in Kabul undercuts Biden on rescue effort

Saturday, 21 August 2021 21:05

The desperate scenes at the Kabul airport reverberated worldwide on Friday, forcing President Biden to defend his handling of the chaotic evacuation and fueling recrimination from American allies struggling to get their own citizens out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. 207/203

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Chaos at airport plagues evacuation effort

World Newspapers: Chaos at airport plagues evacuation effort

Friday, 20 August 2021 20:58

Afghanistan’s economy faces calamity in the aftermath of the Taliban capture of Kabul, with the United States freezing the country’s financial reserves, residents unable to withdraw their money from bank accounts, and billions of dollars of international aid put on hold. 207/203

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Facing Afghan chaos, Biden defends exit

World Newspapers: Facing Afghan chaos, Biden defends exit

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 20:24

The U.S. President offered a defiant defense on Monday of his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, blaming the swift collapse of the Afghan government and chaotic scenes at the Kabul airport on the refusal of the country’s military to stand and fight in the face of the Taliban advance. 207/203

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Speed of Taliban advance surprises U.S., alarms allies

World Newspapers: Speed of Taliban advance surprises U.S., alarms allies

Thursday, 12 August 2021 20:56

When the U.S. President announced the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan this spring, his administration expected the Afghan military to defend key cities and perhaps battle the Taliban to a stalemate. Before the current Taliban offensive, U.S. officials said they didn’t expect the takeover of any provincial capital until fall at the earliest. 224/203

Iranpress: World Newspapers: New York Govornor resigns in harassment scandal

World Newspapers: New York Govornor resigns in harassment scandal

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 21:45

U.S. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York was unable to withstand a barrage of sexual harassment allegations that led most of his allies to abandon him.205/206

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Climate warning prompts calls for action

World Newspapers: Climate warning prompts calls for action

Tuesday, 10 August 2021 21:10

Politicians blame climate, while experts say lack of preparedness and failure to heed warnings made the rare event far deadlier than it might have been. 207

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Key US senators ignore Trump on huge bill

World Newspapers: Key US senators ignore Trump on huge bill

Sunday, 08 August 2021 21:36

The former US President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring down the bipartisan deal fell mostly on deaf ears among Republicans, signaling his waning influence on Capitol Hill. 214/207

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Dixie Fire tears through Calif. town

World Newspapers: Dixie Fire tears through Calif. town

Friday, 06 August 2021 20:44

A structure burns late Wednesday in Greenville, Calif. Much of the Northern California community was left in ruins by the fast-growing Dixie Fire, which had grown to more than 322,500 acres by Thursday. Much of a Northern California community was left in ruins Thursday by the fast-growing Dixie Fire, with only charred building frames on stretches of scorched road remaining. 207/203

Iranpress: World Newspapers: US SEC calls for tools to rein in crypto markets

World Newspapers: US SEC calls for tools to rein in crypto markets

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 21:38

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will regulate cryptocurrency markets to the maximum extent possible using its existing authority, Chairman Gary Gensler said Tuesday, while also calling on Congress to grant the agency more scope and resources to oversee the sector.205

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