All ye know on Earth

All ye know on Earth

Representatives of the Afghan government are set to attend talks with the Taliban as the militant group ramps up its attacks across the country. The dignity of a nation falters before desperate reason as a decade of war comes to compromise. (Wall Street Journal)

Crime and civil strife in the Philippines have seen marked declines ahead of Manny Pacquiao’s historic fight with American boxer Floyd Mayweather. Nothing like a good fight to stop the fighting. (TIME)

Paul McCartney compared his creative experiences with Kanye West to the ones he had with John Lennon. Cue hand-wringing, apathy. (People)

An article about the “Bridgegate” scandal in the Christian Science Monitor makes use of the word “whither.” (Christian Science Monitor)

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