The Taliban will be under pressure to keep a fragile economy afloat.
Tag: International Relations
South Koreans Now Dislike China More Than They Dislike Japan
There is growing anti-China sentiment in South Korea, particularly among young voters. Conservative politicians are eager to turn the antipathy into a presidential election issue.
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy Stumbles in Southeast Asia
Several Southeast Asian nations are raising doubts about the efficacy of China’s vaccines. The Biden administration has recently offered to provide shots, “no strings attached.”
WHO’s Africa Director: ‘Booster Shots Make a Mockery of Vaccine Equity’
Coronavirus vaccine doses do more good by giving initial protection to people in low-income countries than by enhancing protection in wealthy nations, said the official, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.
Booster Shots ‘Make a Mockery of Vaccine Equity,’ W.H.O. Official Says
Coronavirus vaccine doses do more good by giving initial protection to people in low-income countries than by enhancing protection in wealthy nations, said the official, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.
For US, and Afghanistan, the Post-9/11 Era Ends Painfully
The desperate scenes at the Kabul airport will now give Afghanistan a place in America’s national memory as another failed attempt to reshape a far-off land.
India Says It Will Prioritize Hindus and Sikhs in Visas for Afghans
Officials did not say whether Muslims would also be considered.
China Sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 Years in Prison
The prosecution of Michael Spavor has been widely seen as political retaliation by China against Canada for the detention of a Chinese technology executive.
China Upholds Death Sentence for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg initially received 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. But he was handed a death sentence in a one-day retrial in 2019.
W.H.O. Calls for Moratorium on Covid Vaccine Boosters
The organization asked wealthy nations to hold off giving boosters until the end of September because of wide disparities in vaccine supplies and vaccination rates around the world.