Today, a CNN headline read: “'They're not going to f**king succeed': Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election,” which is a stunning quote from a new book about former president Trump that is due to be released next week.

Headlines: U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan Uzbekistan Create Platform for Regional Cooperation India is Scrambling to Get on the Taliban’s Good Side China Weighs Risk and Reward in a Taliban-Led Afghanistan

Canadian protesters have torn down and defaced statues of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II in anger over the historical treatment of indigenous people. Demonstrators gathered in Winnipeg, Manitoba to highlight abuses under Canada’s residential schools system, which saw at least 150,000 indigenous children forced away from their families to assimilate them into Canadian society.

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