Month: October 2023

Russia hosts Taliban for talks on regional threats and says it will keep funding Afghanistan

Moscow will keep helping Afghanistan on its own and through the U.N. food agency, Russian officials said Friday as they hosted Taliban representatives for talks on regional threats. The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia even as it wages war on Ukraine.…

Karabakh dissolves separatist government amid exodus, crackdowns

First Look Karabakh dissolves separatist government amid exodus, crackdowns The breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh government will cease to exist by next year, after Azerbaijan’s invasion last week. Ethnic Armenians are fleeing Karabakh in fear of civilian reprisals, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing. | View caption Hide caption | Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday they were…

Judge to end Michael Oher’s conservatorship by Tuohys after ‘Blind Side’ fallout

A Tennessee judge will end former NFL star Michael Oher’s conservatorship agreement with Sean and Leigh Anne Touhy, after he filed a lawsuit claiming he had been misled to believe he had been adopted. Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said Friday she’d terminate the agreement between the two parties, whose story inspired the…