Chris Fitzgerald
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
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1 week ago |
asiatimes.com | Chris Fitzgerald
The Taliban’s quest for legitimacy is gaining momentum after Pakistan upgraded diplomatic ties last month, promoting its charge d’affaires in Kabul to the rank of ambassador and accepting the Taliban’s counterpart in Islamabad. At the time, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship was on a “positive trajectory” and that the move was a positive step towards “enhanced engagement” in the areas of trade, security and counterterrorism.
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2 months ago |
nepf.org.au | Chris Fitzgerald
The federal election is still some weeks away, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor appear increasingly confident of winning a second term. The latest polling from YouGov shows Labor has extended its two-party lead over the Coalition 52.5% to 47.5%. This was backed by Newspoll and Resolve, which has Labor at 52 and 53.5 respectively. According to Newspoll, the Coalition’s primary vote has fallen to 35%, lower than its primary vote before it lost the 2022 federal election.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
thehindu.com | Chris Fitzgerald
India continues to get closer to the Taliban, with reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will allow the regime in Afghanistan to appoint a new envoy for its embassy in New Delhi. This comes on the heels of the first high-level meeting between India and the Taliban in January, with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and acting Taliban ‘Foreign Minister’ Amir Khan Muttaqi meeting in Dubai to discuss strengthening political and economic ties, and providing humanitarian aid.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
flipboard.com | Chris Fitzgerald
2 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — When Andrew Sullivan thinks of the people his organization has helped resettle in America, one particular story comes to mind: an Afghan man in a wheelchair who was shot through the neck by a member of the Taliban for helping the U.S. during its war in Afghanistan. “I just think …
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Mar 11, 2025 |
asiatimes.com | Chris Fitzgerald
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday (March 11) morning, after the government received the official warrant for his arrest by the International Criminal Court. The bombshell arrest comes after months of rumors the ICC was about to move on Duterte, despite the court remaining coy on when the warrant would be issued.
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🚨 NEW: Labour MPs are being warned that a major rebellion on the welfare reform Bill next week could trigger a General Election or a leadership contest, marking the "start of the end" for Keir Starmer [@FT]
Sounds like Carney is arguing for Jewish supremacy and apartheid in Israel-Palestine here, which is not morally or legally acceptable.
1/8. Today, in an interview with CNN, Prime Minister Carney suggested that he wishes to see a “Zionist Palestinian” state. https://t.co/10K95WjhGP
To be fair it would be very on brand for Israel to bomb New York City because an Ugandan-American Muslim won a primary race.
We urge all Jews to evacuate NYC.
