Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel
The man who detonated a bomb outside the Kabul airport in August 2021, killing 170 Afghans and 13 American service members, was an Islamic State operative who had been held in a coalition detention facility in Afghanistan but was freed by the Taliban, according to a new U.S. military review that has identified him for the first time. Some service members who were at the airport that day claimed they had spotted the suicide bomber at the site and were ordered not to engage. But the review found...
Having regular mil-to-mil talks with China "is an important priority for us," a senior defense official said, pointing to the PRC's behavior in the South China Sea, as well as the importance of "peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."
New York, April 25, 2023—Taliban authorities should immediately and unconditionally release radio reporters Ismail Saadat, Wahidullah Masum, and Ehsanullah Tasal and stop harassing the press for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On Monday, the provincial directorate of the Taliban-controlled Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in eastern
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimesInside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in picturesForeign Office officials are holding secret talks with the paramilitary group that has been waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Sudan for the past year.News that the British government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are engaged in clandestine negotiations has prompted warnings that such talks risk legitimising the...
The first event will launch on Wednesday, May 1 with three speakers confirmed. Ciara McCrory, the face behind Brave Sole will be speaking along with Helena Morrison, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Derry’s very own Seana McCafferty, aka Seana McAirfyer. The event will be hosted by Consultant Psychiatrist and mum of one, Angela McGilloway, who is the Derry/Donegal Mum Talks Ambassador. Mum Talks is an events company that supports, inspires, and empowers women through their journey of...
West Ham target Ruben Amorim returned to Portugal after midnight on Tuesday. Amorim had flown to London on Monday to hold managerial talks with the club. Questioning Stuart Attwell's integrity is a disgrace for Nottingham Forest - Listen to the
By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since November 2022 in an effort to reduce regional tensions.
The Padres made two moves before Saturday's game against Toronto at Petco
Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday night. Garnacho. IAN LADYMAN and CHRIS SUTTON have their say on the Premier League's Player of the Year -
Webb will meet Evangelos Marinakis or minority shareholder Sokratis Kominakis. Nuno Espirito Santo may also be present following controversy against Everton. Phil Foden reveals what it's REALLY like to play for Pep Guardiola in an It's All Kicking Off special. Listen on