International Relations
Arizona county seeks reimbursement for new voting machines
Arizona’s largest county is demanding the state Senate pay $2.8 million to cover the costs of replacing vote-counting machines that the state’s top election official says can't be used again because of their handling during the Senate Republicans’ 2020 election review
Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden is returning to the White House Monday to address the nation on the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan
Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials have been stunned by the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure a safe evacuation
AP sources: US military evacuates acting US ambassador to Afghanistan from embassy to Kabul airport
AP sources: US military evacuates acting US ambassador to Afghanistan from embassy to Kabul airport
Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology
Japan has marked the 76th anniversary of its surrender in World War II
Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan
US rushes in troops to speed up evacuations in Afghanistan
Rapid Taliban conquests across Afghanistan are leading the Biden administration to rush 3,000 fresh troops to the Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of the U.S. Embassy
US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation
Just weeks before the U.S. military is scheduled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is rushing 3,000 fresh troops to the Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
US sends 3K troops to Kabul to evacuate some embassy staff
The U.S. is sending an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
Taiwan, US coast guards meet despite Chinese pressure
Officers from the U.S. and Taiwanese coast guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by China to isolate the self-governing island democracy