Police officers are positioned outside the site of a party where, according to local media, an armed group opened fire on partygoers attending a posada, a traditional Mexican party held in the days leading up to Christmas, in Salvatierra, Guanajuato state, Mexico December 17, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from social media video. | … Read more
Reacting to the news of arrests of journalists and personnel associated with NewsClick, the U.S. State Department reiterated its support for the media. Responding to a question on the arrests as well as the report (from the New York Times) that alleged NewsClick was part of a Chinese influence operation, Principle Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel … Read more
President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, September 24, 2021, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The United States wants India to condemn persistent religious violence, a senior official said on May 15, one month before a State visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. … Read more
The United States and Britain ordered Friday the deployment of thousands of troops to Afghanistan to evacuate their nationals, as the Taliban overran more key regional cities in an offensive that has left the capital dangerously exposed. The orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar, the nation’s second biggest city in the insurgency’s … Read more
Heavily armed Somali opposition fighters held positions in parts of Mogadishu on Monday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the president’s bid to extend his mandate, in the country’s worst political violence in years. Fighters used mounds of earth to barricade roads, while armed men and vehicles mounted with machine guns were … Read more