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The Taliban’s capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20 years after they were toppled by the U.S. invasion following the 9/11 attacks. The year since has been disastrous for the country. After the world cut off funding, Afghanistan’s already ramshackle economy collapsed almost […]

DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern Donbas region is doing everything it can to stay afloat in a place where neither workers nor animals are safe from Russia’s devastating war. Only around 200 head of cattle remain of the nearly 1,300 kept at the

The last time the Kansas City Royals faced the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 2017, 21 of the 26 players currently on the Royals active roster had not yet made their major league debut. Most were still in college or in the minors, while Bobby Witt Jr. was preparing for his junior year in high school.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since they set foot in a classroom. With no sign the ruling Taliban will allow them back to school, some are trying to find ways to keep education from stalling for a generation of young women. At a house in Kabul,

LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux. From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on

The Seattle Mariners have won 32 of their last 45 games to move to nine games above .500, which ties their season high. The Mariners aim to continue their ascent as well as their recent dominance of the Texas Rangers on Friday when they begin a nine-game road trip with the opener of a three-game

The New York Mets’ song following victories at home has long been Ace Frehley’s “New York Groove.” But the more appropriate classic rock hit for the Mets this season might be Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “Takin’ Care of Business.” The Mets will look to remain red hot Friday night, when they are slated to host the Philadelphia

Aug 12 (Stats Perform) – Standings from the MLB games on Thursday American League East Division W L PCT GB 1. New York Yankees 71 41 .634 — 2. Toronto Blue Jays 60 50 .545 10 3. Tampa Bay Rays 58 52 .527 12 4. Baltimore Orioles 58 53 .523 12 1/2 5. Boston Red

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amidst anger about the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church, opinion polls conducted by media groups indicated on Friday. Links to the church, founded in South Korea in the 1950s and famous for its mass weddings,

BEIJING (AP) — Latvia and Estonia say they have left a Chinese-backed forum aimed at boosting relations with Eastern European countries, in what appears to be a new setback for China’s increasingly assertive diplomacy. The move follows China’s boosting of its relations with Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine is seen as a possible first step