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Washington Post

June 16, 2022

Senior Islamic State leader captured in Syria

The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria said on Thursday its force captured a senior leader of the militant group.

ISIS
June 10, 2022

Washington Post fires reporter Felicia Sonmez for workplace misconduct

Her dismissal came two years after she made headlines for sharing sexual assault claims against Kobe Bryant, shortly after the basketball star was killed in a helicopter crash.

Felicia Sonmez and Washington Post
June 1, 2022

Johnny Depp wins defamation case; Amber Heard ordered to pay $15 million

Mr Depp was also found guilty on some counts of defamation in Ms Heard’s countersuit against him and has been asked to pay $2 million in compensation.

Johnny Depp and Amber
May 10, 2022

New York Times wins Pulitzer Prize awards

The New York Times won three Pulitzer Prizes and was named a finalist five more times on Monday, while its rival, The Washington Post, took the public service award.

Pulitzer Prize (Credit: New York Times)
January 20, 2022

U.S. lawmaker wants Russia designated state sponsor of terrorism

Earlier, the U.S. announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it said were cyber-attacks and other hostile acts.

Jim Banks, Biden, Putin
November 18, 2021

U.S. wrong to compete with China: Washington Post

The newspaper said it would be a “a historic tragedy” to sacrifice U.S. foreign policy for temporary tactical advantage against China.

Joe Biden
August 24, 2021

CIA chief in Kabul to beg Taliban for evacuation deadline extension

The U.S. defense department says the CIA and Taliban were communicating “several times a day”.

CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar
August 19, 2021

U.S. freezes billions of dollars of Afghan reserves

The American government has frozen the Afghanistan government reserves held in U.S. bank accounts as the Taliban rolled into Kabul, according to a report on Thursday.

Taliban founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, President Joe Biden, and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani
June 18, 2021

Washington Post, New York Times, others reject pro-Buhari propaganda sponsored by Malami

Five media organisations in the United States have rejected an attempt to plant opinion articles that sought to launder the image of President Muhammadu Buhari.

January 15, 2021

Censorship: Mexico launches international campaign to regulate Facebook, Twitter

President Obrador flawed the premise upon which social networking platforms hinged their decision to suspend President Donald Trump.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador