Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe
Read More Refugees Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe Concerns come as Albania and Kosovo accept US request to temporarily host political refugees Afghanistan live news: desperation as Afghans try to flee in Rome Mon 16 Aug 2021 10.58 EDT Last modified on Mon 16 Aug 2021 11.17 EDT The fall of […]
Who are the Taliban and how will they govern Afghanistan this time?
Read More Taliban Who are the Taliban and how will they govern Afghanistan this time? After their lightning conquest, there is little to indicate the group will moderate their strict Islamic beliefs Afghanistan live news: desperation as Afghans try to flee Mon 16 Aug 2021 10.57 EDT Last modified on Mon 16 Aug 2021 11.31 […]
Biden to return to White House, address nation after Afghanistan falls to Taliban
Post Content President Biden will deliver an address from the White House at 3:45 p.m. ET Monday amid a dire situation in Afghanistan that forced Americans to abandon their Kabul embassy Sunday as the Taliban took over the country. The change in schedule came after intense pressure on the president, who has been out of […]
Arizona AG calls on Biden to replace Mayorkas as GOP pressure over border numbers grows
Post Content FIRST ON FOX: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has written to President Biden urging him to replace Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, describing the secretary’s tenure as an “unmitigated disaster” for U.S. border security – amid an increasing migrant surge. “Mr. President, Secretary Mayorkas’ short tenure at DHS has been nothing short of […]
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
Post Content A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a so-called “black site” beyond its borders. The woman, 26-year-old Wu Huan, was on the run to […]
Flouting travel recommendations, Netanyahu spotted sitting atop luggage trolley in San Francisco airport
Read More Ignoring repeated appeals from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and government health experts for Israelis to refrain from traveling abroad, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the United States this weekend for a two-week vacation. The former prime minister was photographed with his wife Sara and son Yair at San Francisco International Airport on […]
Israel Prosecutor reopens case against officers beating Palestinian inmates after Haaretz investigation
Read More Israel’s state prosecutor has requested to reopen an investigation into abuse of inmates in Ketziot Prison allegedly perpetrated by guards, citing an incident that took place in March 2019 following a report by Haaretz. According to the Haaretz report, on March 24, 2019 – during what has been dubbed the most violent night […]
Palestinian man arrested in West Bank wearing IDF uniform, armed with gun and knife
Read More IDF soldiers arrested a Palestinian man from Jenin in the West Bank on Monday wearing an IDF uniform and carrying a briefcase with a gun and a knife near Israeli settlements. Residents of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council who spotted him on the side of the road called the Israeli army who then arrested […]
Dutch Military Plans to Send ‘Several Flights’ to Afghan Capital for Evacuations
Read More A Dutch military plane is on the way to the Afghan capital to pick up people in Kabul following a Taliban takeover on Aug. 15, the country’s defense minister said on Monday. “A military plane is currently en route to becoming the first to evacuate interpreters, local embassy personnel, and families from Kabul,” Dutch […]
Warning over potential roof collapses at NHS England hospitals
Read More Hospitals Warning over potential roof collapses at NHS England hospitals Initial risk assessment at one hospital predicted ‘almost certain’ failure of outdated concrete planks @rachela_hall Mon 16 Aug 2021 09.35 EDT Last modified on Mon 16 Aug 2021 09.47 EDT NHS England hospitals have sounded the alarm over materials used in roofs that […]