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CIA chief held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar
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US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
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Ukraine opens int’l summit calling for ‘return’ of Crimea from Russia
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Lebanon to pay World Bank loan to the poor in US dollars
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Leaderless Lebanon on slippery slope to mayhem: Analysts
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FDA approves Pfizer ‘s COVID vaccine
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Geagea ridicules Hezbollah’s promise of fuel from Iran as ‘silly joke’
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Aoun blows chance of govt formation. Mikati may quit soon
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Pentagon asks commercial airlines to assist in Afghanistan evacuation efforts
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Brutal ISIS-K affiliate in Afghanistan poses terror threat to U.S. evacuation