A humanitarian effort led by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard gave Afghans and their families a sanctuary amid the fast-unfolding crisis.
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In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported
The small Gulf country, most of whose residents are foreign workers, has looked beyond its borders for athletes, too.
Somalia Defuses Tensions at Home, Restores Kenya Ties
The Somali leader dropped his divisive bid to extend his term, and the country moved to mend fences with its neighbor Kenya, restoring diplomatic relations.
Pfizer Vaccine Is Highly Effective Against Variants, Studies Find
Two studies showed the vaccine to be more than 95 percent effective at protecting against severe disease or death from the variants first identified in South Africa and the U.K.
Gulf States Agree to Ease Relations With Qatar
Gulf leaders saw the agreement, which ends a three-year blockade of Qatar, as a gift to President Trump and preparation for President Biden.
Saudi Arabia Will Reopen Borders With Qatar, Easing a Regional Rift
An American official said the agreement was a prelude to a broader agreement to end a boycott of Qatar by its Gulf neighbors that has lasted for more than three years.
U.S. Hopes a Small Step in Easing a Mideast Rivalry Could Further Rattle Iran’s Economy
The Trump administration wants Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to Qatari flights that are currently paying millions of dollars to route over Iran.
Donors Pledge Less Aid to Afghanistan During a Violent Chapter
Intense violence, including a deadly market bombing on Tuesday in one of the few remaining Afghan havens, Bamiyan, has Afghan officials pleading for continued assistance.
Qatar Charges Airport Police After Female Passengers Are Strip-Searched
Officials also said they had identified the mother of a baby abandoned at the airport, and that they were seeking to extradite her and charge her with attempted murder.
Christopher Miller Named Acting Defense Secretary
President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.