#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

“#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues” The Defense Department has come under heavy criticism this week for keeping US forces holed up at Kabul’s international airport while other Western nations’ special forces dash into the Taliban-controlled city to rescue their citizens and Afghan allies. Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported…

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#French rush to get vaccinated after president’s warning

#French rush to get vaccinated after president’s warning

“#French rush to get vaccinated after president’s warning” PARIS — More than 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in less than a day, according to figures released Tuesday, after the president cranked up pressure on everyone to get vaccinated to save the summer vacation season and the French economy. Some bristled at President…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021” The Issue: French President Emmanuel Macron‘s reaction to President Biden’s first G-7 summit. So glad to hear French President Emmanuel Macron is happy with Joe Biden being part of “the club.” Why wouldn’t he be (“French kiss for Joe,” June 13)? Biden’s main concern is everything but…

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#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club

#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club

“#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club” WASHINGTON — Angela, Boris, Emmanuel, Justin, Mario, Yoshihide and a relative newcomer: Joe. They’re the board of global democracy’s most exclusive club, and they’re meeting this week after four years of US disruption and a two-year coronavirus interruption. Already on a first-name basis with relationships…

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#Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest

#Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest

“#Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest” BRUSSELS — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West…

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#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France

#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France

“#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France” We haven’t updated you on French President Emmanuel Macron in a while. It’s not going great. The next presidential election is a year away and polls suggest Macron could lose to Marine Le Pen, leader of the populist Ralliement National, the successor to her father Jean-Marie Le…

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#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

“#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck” PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his COVID-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging his compatriots to stay safe as critics called out slip-ups in his behavior to prevent infection, from a close-quarters handshake to repeated big-group meals over the…

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