The Worldwide News July, 10 2021
‘Nothing is working’: Haiti’s chaos seen from behind the locked gates of one man’s home
Yvens Rumbold has barely left his house since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenal Moïse, in fear of violence and gas shortages.
Iran cheers U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan — but fears what could follow
The resolution of one long-standing aim for Tehran, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, is unleashing another challenge: what to do about the Taliban.
Cannes film festival returns, with glitzy gatherings above a subterranean vaccination center
The resumption of the festival, after a pandemic hiatus, marks a moment of optimism mixed with uncertainty.
Assassination of Haitian president becomes complex international web
The aftermath of Jovenel Moïse's killing now involves Taiwan and Colombia, with Haiti also asking the international community for assistance in finding suspects and maintaining order.
Why Palestinians are uniting around watermelon emoji
Raising the red, green, white and black Palestinian flag is banned in Israel. So the watermelon — locally grown and similarly colored — has for decades served in Palestinian iconography as a subversive stand-in.
Across U.S. government, views remain divergent on Afghan military’s readiness for U.S. troop withdrawal
Here are some of the points of tensions within the U.S. government over how to assess the strength of Afghan forces in the face of rising chaos.
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