Iran and Azerbaijan Renew Verbal Clashes
Verbal clashes between Iran and Azerbaijan resume, only 3 days after Foreign Ministers’ call supposedly eased tensions, with allegations of drug trafficking.
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EA on PTV World: Aid, Afghans, and the Taliban
Discussing humanitarian aid amid crisis for millions of Afghanistan’s civilians: is it possible to help while seeking good governance & rights from Taliban?
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EA on Radio FM4: Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Elections
“For supporters, Muqtada al-Sadr champion is the champion of the poor. For his critics, he is manipulator more interested in his personal ascent to power.”
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EA on Australia’s Radio National: Assessing the US-Taliban Talks
Evaluating first US talks with the Taliban since the Islamist group took control of Afghanistan in August, beginning with Taliban’s claim of limited US aid.
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UPDATE: 1st US Talks With Taliban Since Afghanistan Withdrawal
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is leading the Taliban delegation in talks with US...
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EA on BBC: A China-US Showdown Over Taiwan? Not Quite.
Navigating headlines of a China-US military confrontation, over Taiwan by pointing to Joe Biden and Xi Jinping drawing lines against that showdown.
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Iran Renews Discussions with Taliban, Declares “Trade Agreements”
Embracing rapprochement with the Taliban after its takeover of Afghanistan, Iran has declared “trade agreements” as it pursues economic opportunities.
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EA on ANews: US and France Between Divorce and Reconciliation
Scott Lucas evaluates the state of the US-France relationship after Washington’s snub of Paris in last month’s Australia-UK-US nuclear submarines deal
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1st-Hand from Afghanistan: A Family Flees Kabul
Fear, Chaos, & Killings: Government official describes his final days in Kabul before he & his family were evacuated from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
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UPDATE: EA on India TV Outlets — How to Read Modi-Biden Chat, “The Quad”, and Modi’s UN Speech
Discussions, amid meeting between India’s Prime Minister Modi and President Biden and Modi’s UN speech, about complexities of India-US relationship
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“No Place to Go”: The Demolition of Benin’s Fishing Settlements
1st-hand from bulldozing of Benin’s fishing villages: “They came and demolished our houses. We have no place to go. My children are sleeping on the beach.”
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UPDATE: Horse-Riding Agents Crack Down on Haitian Migrants in Texas
“We weren’t treated like humans”: horse-riding Border Patrol agents crack down on 15,000 Haitian migrants who moved from Central and South America to Texas.
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EA on PTV World: “The Quad”, AUKUS Agreement, and the Asia-Pacific Dynamic
35-minute discussion of developments in the Asia-Pacific region, including this week’s meeting of the leaders of “The Quad” — US, India, Japan, Australia
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No Trade Deal and No “Global Britain”: UK’s Johnson Trots to a US Agenda
Amid no US-UK trade deal, Brexit, and dispute over Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson is “following an agenda increasingly set in Washington”.
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EA on BBC: Farewell, Mythical UK-US Trade Deal
Boris Johnson’s deception collapses amid reality of no US-UK trade deal and of all-too-real Brexit, with serious political and economic situation for the UK.
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Johnson Government’s Dead End on Northern Ireland
“Johnson’s bluster, falsehoods, & bluffs have been called. He & his Ministers have no more chips. The Northern Ireland-Great Britain customs line remains.”
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EA on China Radio International: A Deep Dive Into Australia-UK-US Deal
A deep dive 25-minute analysis of the Australia-UK-US nuclear submarines deal and its political and military consequences, from Asia-Pacific to Europe
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EA on ANews: Why US “War on Terror” Kills Afghanistan’s Civilians
Discussing US killing of Afghanistan civilians, amid “War on Terror” & US withdrawal from the country; “over the horizon” operations; & UN General Assembly
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France Recalls Ambassadors, Cancels Defense Summit Over US-UK-Australia Defense Deal
France recalls ambassadors from both US and Australia and cancels defense summit with UK in protest over manner of Australia-UK-US defense deal.
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Zarlasht Wali Is Still Determined to Educate Afghanistan’s Girls
As Taliban take over in Afghanistan, Zarlasht Wali persists for education: “If girls can’t go to school, we will go to them and hold classes in their homes”
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UPDATE: US Military — We Killed 10 Civilians, Including 7 Children, in Kabul Drone Strike
Surviving members of the Ahmadi family are hoping for reparations and resettlement in a safe country, but so far no US official has been in contact.
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EA on talkRADIO: UK’s Johnson Shuffles Cabinet Deck Chairs; British Musicians’ Brexit Problems
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plays “celebrity politics” and pushes back rivals with Cabinet reshuffle — but is this a Titanic desk chair moment amid Brexit?
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UPDATE: From Afghanistan — “Even If They Threaten to Shut Our Schools, We Will Fight for Education”
Matiullah Wesa, whose Pen Path has opened more than 100 schools in Afghanistan: “Please don’t take away our education and our rights.”
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Israel: We Won’t Stop Iranian Fuel Shipments to Lebanon
Israel’s military has said it will not try to block Iran’s shipments of diesel fuel to Lebanon amid the country’s economic crisis and crippling shortages.
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EA on Monocle 24: Reality and Spin in the US-UK-Australia Defense Deal
Getting beyond immediate of US-UK-Australian defense deal to assess interests of the three participants, China’s perspective, and the Xi-Biden relationship
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US-UK-Australia Defense Deal Announced
The US, UK, and Australia have announced a new defense deal, interpreted by many analysts as aimed against China’s influence in the Asian-Pacific region.
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EA on China Radio International: Biden Administration’s Blame Game on Afghanistan
Discussing Biden Administration’s latest tactic over Afghanistan evacuation: blaming Trump Administration for giving it no alternative to the departure
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“The Taliban Warned My Family: Stop Her from Protesting”
Samira Khairkhwah is among Afghan women risking Taliban retribution by rallying for rights: “All I’m asking is to let us continue our education and work.”
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Tigray’s “Living Hell” for Its Women and Girls
UN officials dismiss reports of rape in and near Tigray as “media hype”, but region’s women and girls face “living hell” of sexual and gender-based violence.
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More Than The Taliban: The Factions in Afghanistan’s Battle for Power
“Taliban will be on uncertain ground as they declare legitimacy, but no pretender to Afghanistan’s troubled throne is likely to offer national alternative.”
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