Tag: World News
Americans, others evacuated from Afghanistan in first airlift since withdrawal
The first commercial flight to leave Afghanistan since the full U.S. withdrawal…
Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network…
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison…
Powerful earthquake near Mexico’s Acapulco kills at least 1
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort…
US helped family escape Afghanistan overland
WASHINGTON — The United States is confirming for the first time that…
The forgotten ‘forever war’: Biden boosts U.S. military footprint in Syria
President Biden has moved quickly to end America’s “forever wars” in the…
Taliban claim victory in last holdout Afghan province
Afghanistan‘s ruling Taliban claimed Monday to have gained control of the last…
U.S. sanctions Iranian agents accused of trying to kidnap U.S. journalist
The Biden administration on Friday leveled sanctions against four people the U.S.…
Military officials expect 50,000 Afghan refugees to come to the U.S.
More than 25,000 Afghans who fled Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul…
New Afghan governing council will be controlled exclusively by Taliban: Reports
The Taliban prepared to formally announce the formation of a hardline Islamist…
Military checking 21,000 Afghans on U.S. bases in Europe
About 12,000 Afghan refugees are waiting for their trip to the United…
U.S. government ran up $84 billion military tab from Afghan mission
The Pentagon spent more than $84 billion over two decades to train…