MADRID — Spain has started a new evacuation operation to extract more Afghans and their families left behind following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.Spain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that it is working with the foreign ministry on a new evacuation mission.“An operation is underway to extract people who had worked for Spain in the coming…Continue Reading
SANAA, Yemen — At least six people were killed Sunday in Yemen’s port city of Aden by a car bomb that targeted two senior government officials who survived, an official said.The explosion targeted the convoy of Agriculture Minister Salem al-Socotrai and Aden’s Gov. Ahmed Lamlas in the district of Tawahi, said Information Minister Moammar al-Iryani.The…Continue Reading
BAGHDAD — Iraqis cast ballots in early parliamentary elections Sunday as sluggish turnout signaled the depth of public skepticism about whether the vote will bring change.It was the sixth nationwide vote in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, gutted the state and installed a political system that has left the country mired…Continue Reading
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Former President TrumpDonald TrumpNIH director pleads with evangelicals to ‘look at the evidence’ on vaccines Trump says Grassley has his ‘complete and total endorsement’ Blinken to hold meetings next week with UAE, Israeli foreign ministers MORE recently declared he would beat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisThe perfect Democratic running mate for DeSantis? Trump heads to…Continue Reading
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Sunday repeatedly avoided answering whether or not he believes the 2020 presidential election was “stolen,” after Fox News’ Chris WallaceChristopher (Chris) WallaceFox’s Bret Baier: Jan. 6 was a ‘dark day’ for US ‘similar to what we saw in 1876’ Democrats offer options for passing infrastructure, reconciliation bills Khanna says he trusts Biden…Continue Reading
The Biden administration has made little progress in advancing normalization agreements between Israel and Arab and Muslim-majority countries more than one year since they were first established under the Trump administration.Supporters of the agreements, called the Abraham Accords, say President BidenJoe BidenBiden remembers Gen. Odierno: ‘Part of some of our most poignant memories’ Building back…Continue Reading
The three partners in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra have appealed to the people to wholeheartedly support Monday’s state-wide bandh called by them to protest the killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. The shutdown has been called by the ruling allies – Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress. “The state-wide…Continue Reading
Nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson will be part of the second phase of the high-voltage Malabar exercise from October 12-15, featuring the navies of all four Quad countries — India, the US, Australia and Japan. The exercise will take place in the Bay of Bengal and it will feature a number of complex drills…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch the Indian Space Association (ISpA) on Monday at 11 am and also interact with representatives of the space industry on the occasion. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote, “At 11am tomorrow, 11th October, I will join the programme to launch the Indian Space Association. I…Continue Reading