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Feb 24 2020
News
NYT Publishes Taliban ‘Terrorist’ Op-Ed, All Hell Breaks Loose
Several Afghanistan experts, including the former commanding general of U.S. forces in the region and the chairman of the violence-plagued country’s biggest and most influential news media outlet, expressed outrage Thursday after the New York Times published the uncontradicted peace-talk musings of a man who is arguably one of the world’s most accomplished terrorists.
“It’s a disgrace
Daily BeastMay 10 2021
News
Biden to discuss Russian ransomware hackers with Putin and suggests Moscow bears ‘some responsibility’
President Joe Biden has announced he will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, given the hackers responsible were a Russia-based ransomware group.
“I’m going to be meeting with President Putin,” Mr Biden said. “So far there’s no evidence from our intelligence people that Russia is involved. Although, there is evidence the actor’s
The IndependentSep 16 2014
News
Two American troops among dead in Afghanistan suicide bombing
Two American troops and a Polish service member were killed Tuesday when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a foreign motorcade just a couple hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Fox News confirms.
The NATO-led international military coalition in Afghanistan said five others were wounded in the attack.
Security forces in full battle gear administered CPR to wounded
Fox News (Online News)Dec 09 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story Of The Week: Biden Stages Diplomatic Boycott Of China Olympics, Talks With Putin
President Joe Biden's interactions with China and Russia made top headlines across the political spectrum this week. On Monday, Biden said that the U.S. would stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics over China's abuse and detainment of Uighur Muslims. U.S. athletes still plan to compete but no U.S. officials will attend. China threatened consequences in response. China has
AllSides StaffMay 05 2022
Perspectives Blog
Live Blog: Tracking Ukraine Fact Checking, Misinformation and Fake News
5/12/22: Coverage on this blog has ended. For the latest balanced news coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, check out our Ukraine war page.
This blog will feature constant updates on misinformation, fake news, fact-checking, unconfirmed stories, disputed claims and statistics, and examples of propaganda and disinformation relating to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. If you
AllSides StaffJul 24 2015
News
U.S. Jets to Use Turkish Bases in War on ISIS
Turkey plunged into the fight against the Islamic State on Thursday, rushing forces into the first direct combat with its militants on the Syrian border and granting permission for American warplanes to use two Turkish air bases for bombarding the group in Syria.
The developments ended a longstanding reluctance by Turkey, a NATO member and an ally of the United States, to play a more
New York Times (News)May 24 2016
Opinion
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the U.S.-Russian Relationship
Nuclear weapons continue to play a very important role in U.S.-Russian relations, and indeed their role is likely increasing. Relations between Washington and Moscow in this domain are defined by a strategic balance characterized by a high degree of mutual vulnerability; concerns, particularly on the Russian side, about the potential for the other side to be able to interdict or even preempt a
Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceDec 03 2019
News
Trump blasts censure idea as House panel readies impeachment report vote
President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the possibility of U.S. lawmakers censuring him instead of impeaching him over accusations he improperly pressured Ukraine to probe a political rival, as Democrats prepared to lay out their case for impeachment.
Trump, speaking at a wide-ranging news conference at a NATO summit in London, lashed out at Democrats in the House of Representatives
ReutersDec 04 2023
Headline Roundup
Why did the Ukraine Counteroffensive Fail?
Why did Ukraine’s most recent counteroffensive against invading Russian forces fail to achieve its goals?
Strategic Disagreement: According to The Washington Post (Lean Left bias), the counteroffensive failed for a myriad of reasons, including strategic disagreements between the United States and Ukraine, the U.S. miscalculating the Ukraine military’s ability to transform into a “
Washington Post Wall Street Journal (News) Breitbart NewsMay 20 2021
Fact Check
Eric Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Joe Biden’s White House doesn’t travel
In a falsehood-filled attack on President Joe Biden’s administration, Eric Trump wrongly claimed that the White House under Biden is not traveling — to the border, overseas, or anywhere.
"There’s no fight coming out of the White House," Trump, the second son of former President Donald Trump, told Fox News host Sean Hannity May 18. "There’s no one there. They don’t travel. They don't go
PolitiFact