World Apr 29 U.S. carries out 1st evacuation of American citizens from Sudan conflict Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones.
World Apr 25 Taliban kill Islamic State mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead.
World Apr 23 Special forces evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan’s capital U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour.
Politics Apr 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Sudan conflict continues An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is…
Politics Apr 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as U.S. prepares for embassy evacuation from Sudan In a statement Thursday, the Pentagon said it will deploy “additional capabilities” to the region to potentially help facilitate an evacuation of embassy personnel from Sudan if required, but provided no details, and did not state the location.
World Apr 15 U.S., Vietnam pledge to boost relations during Blinken’s visit to Hanoi Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledged to boost relations to new levels as they met just two weeks after the 50th anniversary of the U.S. troop withdrawal that marked the end of America’s direct military involvement in…
Politics Apr 10 U.S. officially calls Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia ‘wrongfully detained’ The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy and means that a dedicated State Department office will take the lead on securing his release.
World Apr 05 WATCH: Blinken says Wall Street Journal reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations.
World Apr 04 Finland joins NATO, dealing major blow to Russia for Ukraine invasion Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
World Apr 02 Blinken calls for Russia to immediately free 2 detained Americans Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the…