Khalilzad’s remarks draw grim picture of Afghanistan’s future, says adviser to former government
Updated 13 min 50 sec ago
May 08, 2021 18:37
KABUL: The Taliban are not seeking a monopoly of power in Afghanistan, and US-led troops having failed on the battlefield should stop interfering in the country’s matters, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday, as ties between the Taliban and Washington continue to sour.
A new chapter of mistrust has opened between the Taliban and Washington since President Joe Biden last month unilaterally announced that US-led troops would not be withdrawn by May 1 on the basis of an accord the previous administration had signed with the Taliban, but on Sept. 11.
Beloved Lawton community member passes away
Beloved Lawton community member passes away By Tiffany Bechtel | May 3, 2021 at 4:51 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 4:51 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A man who made a big impact on the Lawton-Fort Sill community passed away over the weekend.
Joe Chesko was a big part of the Lawton community. He was a realtor, a veteran and supporter of veterans, and committee member for Children United.
Chesko championed an all-inclusive playground and in the past few years had been working through Children United to raise money to get the playground built.
He will be greatly missed.
London Stock Exchange Group Directorate Changes Date
28/04/2021
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Tsega Gebreyes and Ashok Vaswani will join the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 June 2021. Tsega will join the Risk and Remuneration Committees and Ashok the Audit and Risk Committees. They will both also join the Nomination Committee.
Don Robert, Chairman, London Stock Exchange Group, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Tsega and Ashok to the Board. Both bring deep financial services and commercial experience in senior roles world-wide, which will be of great benefit to the Group as we continue to develop our global business and capitalise on the digital transformation of financial markets infrastructure.”
Climate safety nets for all
Apr 10,2021 - Last updated at Apr 10,2021
LONDON As preparations for this year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow intensify, attention is focused on efforts to prevent a future catastrophe. But real-time climate catastrophes already are playing out in the lives of millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. What will COP26 offer them?
Stick a pin in a map of global humanitarian emergencies, and you will most likely land on a crisis that has been caused or aggravated by droughts, floods and storms. In 2019, extreme weather events pushed more than 34 million people into hunger and food insecurity. In the 55 countries with food-insecurity crises, 75 million children under the age of five are chronically undernourished and face higher risks of diarrhea, pneumonia, and other killer diseases that accompany droughts and floods.
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