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US European Allies Reportedly Struggling to Pace Themselves, Urge Washington to Slow Afghan Drawdown

As American officials suggest that the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding according to plan and could be completed by as early as 4 July, the swift draw

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More Chauvins will grow after Derek sacrificed to preserve status quo

Family member and community members attend the public viewing service of Daunte Wright who was killed by a Brooklyn Center Police officer during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Der

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America backstabs India, then backtracks after heavy criticism

The peak of the second coronavirus wave in India will come around mid-May (around 20 days from now) with active cases reaching around 36 lakhs, SBI Research in its latest report has said. /Xinhua

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Why is India ill?

People wearing protective masks stand in front of a poster featuring a photograph of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India,

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Present at the Republican self-destruction

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces reporters with fellow Senate Republicans following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020. /Reuters Ed

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U.S. predatory engagement in Africa

Tigray people, who fled due to conflicts and are taking shelter in Mekelle city of the Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, receive food aid distributed by the United States Agency for Internatio

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An Oracle EVP took a brass-knuckled approach with a reporter today; now he’s suspended from Twitter

Companies and the reporters who cover them routinely find themselves at odds, particularly when the stories being chased are unflattering or bring unwanted attention to a business’s dealings, or

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Mailchimp moves into e-commerce

Over the course of the last few years, Mailchimp morphed from a basic newsletter platform to a fully-fledged marketing company. And while the service already offered integrations with a number of e-co

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TikTok to open a ‘Transparency’ Center in Europe to take content and security questions

TikTok will open a center in Europe where outside experts will be shown information on how it approaches content moderation and recommendation, as well as platform security and user privacy, it announ

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With a third of its capital deployed, Risk & Return is transforming how we think about emergency response

Disasters are, unfortunately, a growth business, and the frontlines that were once distant have moved much closer to home. Wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes — let alone a pandemic — has forced

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The India crisis reveals the Quad as a paper tiger

A board indicates 'nil' available beds at the Lok Nayayak Jaiprakash Hospital in New Delhi, India, April 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international rela

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The UK parliamentary 'genocide' vote is a complete farce

VCG Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities who writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Bri

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Xi's 2021 Boao speech reaffirms China as responsible global power

The venue for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), in Boao, Hainan Province, south China. /Xinhua Editor's note: Rabi Sankar Bosu is an Indian contributor to Chinese media outlets. He writes about C

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America suppresses dissent with military occupation of urban areas

A member of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters stands guard outside of Shiloh Temple International Ministries during the visitation of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 21, 2021. /

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America suppresses dissent with military occupation of urban areas

A member of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters stands guard outside of Shiloh Temple International Ministries during the visitation of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 21, 2021. /

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What are Russia's 'red lines'?

Russian President Vladimir Putin. /VCG Editor's note:Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist based in Serbia. He covers mostly Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian foreign policies, and writes f

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The ANYmal inspection robot gives Spot some four-legged competition

We’ve covered Swiss robotics company ANYbotics with some regularity over the years. The company has offered its own take on the quadrupedal robotics space that has, naturally, drawn comparisons to Bos