/newsroom/taxonomy/term/12477/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-talibans-rapid-advance-across-afghanistan-332466 <p>Taliban insurgents entered Kabul after previously taking control of all of Afghanistan's other major cities apart from the capital. Prior talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government on a political understanding that could lead to a peace deal, backed by the United States and its allies, have failed to make significant progress. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-afghanistan-timeline-1.6141890" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:24:42 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 272855 at /newsroom /newsroom/myriam-denov Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:57:53 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262349 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-sentenced-120-years-prison-325769 <p>Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday, October 27 for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials. The sentencing was the culmination of several years of revelations about Raniere's program, NXIVM, which charged thousands of dollars for invitation-only self-improvement courses at its headquarters near Albany, N.Y., along with branches in Mexico and Canada.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:33:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 245489 at /newsroom /newsroom/shaheen-shariff Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23714 at /newsroom