Guest op-ed by Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour an adjunct professor at Georgetown and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East) @NYTimes.com, Aug. 12
Even as negotiations restart over the nuclear deal, American officials still don’t understand the country or its leader.
U.S. government employees in Tijuana and parts of Baja California have been told to shelter in place as law enforcement in Mexico investigates multiple reports of vehicle fires, roadblocks and police activity, the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana said. https://t.co/CIbOs4MhmF
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention say that several of their denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The statement gave few details, but indicated the investigation dealt with sexual abuse. https://t.co/pLp5qdkgjI
“The alleged attacker is Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, a law enforcement official told ABC News. He was arrested at the scene and is currently in New York State Police custody. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer” https://t.co/lppK3ONRgp
When Biden met with historians last week at the White House, they compared the threat facing America to the pre-Civil War era and to pro-fascist movements before World War II.
Kenyans head to the polls on Tuesday to elect their fifth president since independence. The election pitches Vice President William Ruto against opposition leader Raila Odinga. DW looks at what's at stake.
Atlanta's Music Midtown festival has been cancelled due to Georgia's gun laws. The festival attempted to ban weapons, but does not have the standing to supersede the law and enforce its own ban https://t.co/TyWj5kNvdj
[....] “God does not want us to be slaves, but sons and daughters,” Francis said. “He does not want to make decisions for us, or oppress us with a sacral power, exercised in a world governed by religious laws. No! He created us to be free, and he asks us to be mature and responsible persons in life and in society.”
Manchin announces support for the "Inflation Reduction Act," aka the reconciliation bill formerly known as Build Back Better. "Build Back Better is dead, and instead we have the opportunity to make our country stronger by bringing Americans together." Statement outlining details: pic.twitter.com/iQksxGmngl
WASHINGTON — A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter.