China turns on the charm

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[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Beijing wants to be friends again. Chinese diplomats are fanning out with a new softer message for international partners and adversaries alike. Gone is the aggressive “wolf warrior” rhetoric. In its place, a warmer tone and a promiseContinue Reading

US covertly sponsoring IS, says Russia

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[ad_1] Moscow: The US has been reaching out to armed groups that oppose the Taliban and secretly giving money to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), as per Russia’s Presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, media reports said. Asked if the US is in contact with the Afghan opposition, Kabulov, inContinue Reading