#US embassy families face Ukraine evacuation orders: report

#US embassy families face Ukraine evacuation orders: report

“#US embassy families face Ukraine evacuation orders: report” Families of US embassy personnel in Ukraine will be ordered by the State Department to evacuate as soon as Monday, according to reports, as Russian belligerence continues to mount. Other Americans in Ukraine will be urged next week to flee the threatened country via commercial flights, federal…

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#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges

#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges

“#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges” The former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of treason amid a crackdown on violent protests over gas prices in the former Soviet state that included bringing in 2,500 Russian troops. The country’s National Security Committee announced the arrest of its former…

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#Two Hong Kong news editors charged with sedition

#Two Hong Kong news editors charged with sedition

“#Two Hong Kong news editors charged with sedition” Two top editors at shuttered Hong Kong pro-democracy website Stand News were charged with sedition and denied bail on Thursday, one day after police raided the outlet’s offices and forced it to close.  National security police charged former editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam with conspiracy to…

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#Antony Blinken greets Afghan evacuees in Germany

#Antony Blinken greets Afghan evacuees in Germany

“#Antony Blinken greets Afghan evacuees in Germany” ​Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Afghan refugees on Wednesday at the US airbase in Ramstein, Germany, as part of a charm offensive amid the revelation that the State Department refused to give chartered planes clearance to fly out of the country, stranding American citizens. Images show…

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#Plane truth of Biden’s Afghanistan botch: Goodwin

#Plane truth of Biden’s Afghanistan botch: Goodwin

“#Plane truth of Biden’s Afghanistan botch: Goodwin” How anyone could ever think it was a good idea is mind-boggling, but Americans should never forget that Joe Biden wanted to celebrate the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on September 11th. Whether he’s addled or just arrogant, Biden believed the 20th anniversary of a day of infamy…

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