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Blinken Says US Doesn’t Know Who Was Killed in Kabul Drone Strike, Review Forthcoming
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that he doesn’t know at this stage whether a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month killed a suspected member of the ISIS-K terrorist group or an Afghan aid worker and his family. “The guy the Biden administration droned, was he an aid worker or an…
Deep Dive (Sept. 14): Sen. Menendez Criticizes Blinken’s Afghanistan Withdrawal
A new study about natural herd immunity is causing a stir among government officials and the medical community. The study by Israeli researchers found previous COVID-19 infection confers better protection, up to 13 times, against infection and hospitalization than COVID-19 vaccines. A hospital system in Michigan is letting workers forgo the vaccine if they can prove…
Sen. Menendez Floats Subpoena for Biden’s Defense Secretary
A Democrat senator on Tuesday floated issuing a subpoena for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the Biden administration official didn’t show up to a congressional hearing. Austin was absent for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, stoking criticism from the top Democrats and Republicans on the panel. “I’m very disappointed that Secretary Austin…
International Lawmakers Call for Solidarity With Lithuania and Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Several members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international network of lawmakers concerned about communist China’s disregard for the rule of law and universal human rights, are calling for international solidarity with Lithuania and Taiwan who are facing coercion. Beijing has thrown a fit after Lithuania agreed in July to allow Taiwan…
Deep Dive (Sept. 8): Blinken: Taliban Not Permitting Flights to Leave
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban isn’t allowing flights with Americans on board to leave Afghanistan. Blinken went on to say the United States will push the Taliban to allow them to depart: “The bottom line is this, those flights need to be able to depart. And we will work every day to make…
Taliban Still Blocking Americans From Leaving Afghanistan: Blinken
Taliban terrorists are continuing to block Americans from leaving an airport in northern Afghanistan, a top U.S. official said Wednesday. A number of people, including Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), described a hostage situation at the airport in Mazar-i-Sharif this week. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban was preventing Americans from leaving,…
Australian Looks to Deepen Ties in Indo-Pacific as Free Trade Agreement With India Moves Closer
Australia is looking to deepen ties across the Indo-pacific with Foreign Minister Marise Payne and the Minister of Defence Peter Dutton jetting off on a tour of the region for a series of 2+2 meetings with their counterparts from Indonesia, India, South Korea, and the United States. In a joint press release on Sep. 8, Payne and…
NATO Chief Warns of China’s Expanding Nuclear Arsenal and Silos
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded the alarm over China’s increasing nuclear capabilities on Sept. 6, while calling on Beijing to join international efforts to limit nuclear arms. “China’s nuclear arsenal is rapidly expanding with more warheads and more sophisticated delivery systems,” he said. “Moreover, China is building a large number of missile silos, which…
Blinken and Austin to Visit Gulf to Address Postwar Stresses
WASHINGTON—Top U.S. national security officials will see how the failed war in Afghanistan may be reshaping America’s relationships in the Middle East as they meet with key allies in the Persian Gulf and Europe this week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to the Gulf separately, leaving Sunday. They…
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