Giorno: 19 Agosto 2021

Afghan Protests Spread to Kabul in Early Challenge to Taliban

Read More KABUL—Protests against the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital Kabul, and a witness said several people were killed when the terrorists fired on a crowd in Asadabad in the eastern province of Kunar. “Our flag, our identity,” a crowd of men and women waving black, red, […]

Former MP Jared O’Mara charged with seven counts of fraud

Read More UK news Former MP Jared O’Mara charged with seven counts of fraud Former MP charged with making fraudulent invoices to Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Political correspondent @breeallegretti Thu 19 Aug 2021 11.30 EDT Last modified on Thu 19 Aug 2021 12.29 EDT Former Labour and independent MP Jared O’Mara has been charged with […]

Palm Beach County Schools Defying Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Mask Ban

Palm Beach County school officials became the latest group of Florida education leaders to defy Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order against mask mandates in schools, multiple news outlets are reporting…

Biden says Taliban in ‘existential crisis,’ as Islamic militant group terrorizes Afghans after US withdrawal

Post Content President Biden said in an interview with ABC that aired Thursday that the Taliban is going through an “existential crisis,” as it takes over Afghanistan in the wake of the United States’ botched withdrawal. ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked Biden if be thinks the Taliban has changed since the beginning of the U.S. […]

Biden falsely claims the US does not have troops in Syria

Post Content President Biden falsely claimed that the U.S. doesn’t have military deployed to Syria during an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Wednesday night, his first TV interview since the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan. Biden defended himself against fierce criticism for his withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the country’s subsequent fall […]

Trump acting DNI Grenell: Taliban should hear ‘very tough message,’ slams Biden for ‘ignoring the conditions’

Post Content Former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell said it is imperative that the United States communicate with the Taliban, but warned that they need to be hearing “a very tough message,” and he slammed President Biden for having “ignored the conditions” set by former President Donald Trump in his 2020 agreement with […]

John McCain’s past remarks on Blinken being ‘dangerous to America’ resurface amid Afghanistan debacle

Post Content The late Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz.,remarks in 2014 warning that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is “dangerous to America” resurfaced online amid the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. The senator’s comments come from his opposition speech against Blinken’s previous nomination to be deputy secretary of state under former President Barack Obama. MILITARY PLEDGES EVACUATION OF […]

Taliban fire at Afghans celebrating Independence Day, videos show

Post Content Chaos is erupting across Afghanistan Thursday as Taliban fighters have been caught on video opening fire on crowds waving Afghan flags and celebrating the country’s Independence Day. In one of the demonstrations in the eastern city of Asadabad, several people were killed, reports say. A witness told Reuters that “hundreds of people” came […]

Biden suggests ‘chaos’ in Afghanistan withdrawal was inevitable despite predicting no ‘Saigon’ moment in July

Post Content President Biden denied that his administration made any mistakes in how it has handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the Taliban has swiftly taken over the country and Americans and their allies have scrambled to escape. In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Biden insisted that no matter what, the situation would […]

Toyota Slashes Production on Lockdown-Related Parts Shortage

Read More TOKYO—Toyota is scaling its production back 40 percent, affecting 14 auto assembly plants in Japan, as coronavirus pandemic-related lockdowns in Southeast Asia crimp parts supplies. Japan’s top automaker said Thursday production will halt completely next month at some plants and partly at others, affecting a wide range of models, including the Corolla subcompact, […]