The Mexican government is planning to deploy law enforcement personnel to its border with Guatemala and other migration corridors in Mexico to help the Biden administration reduce the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. unlawfully, senior American officials said Tuesday. The operations to stop or slow down U.S.-bound migrants …
Read More »US to release more information related to Kennedy assassination in December
The Biden administration said it will release more records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in December. Some of the information regarding Kennedy’s death on Nov. 22, 1963, remained off-limits to “protect against an identifiable harm to the military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement, or the conduct …
Read More »Under fire, Biden administration suspends horse patrols
Under fire from human rights groups and some progressive Democrats, the administration of US President Joe Biden has temporarily suspended the use of horse patrols in Del Rio, Texas. “We have ceased the use of the horse patrol in Del Rio temporarily,” a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told …
Read More »US Signals It Will Release Some Still-Secret Files on Saudi Arabia and 9/11: New York Times
The F.B.I. said it would review some long-classified documents for possible disclosure, a decision that followed a push by families of the attacks’ victims. The Biden administration, under pressure from families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, said on Monday that it intended to disclose some long-classified documents that …
Read More »Iran official says Tehran to drop prisoner swap plans with US – report
Iran will not continue with its plans for prisoner swaps with the United States, an unnamed Iranian official told the semi-official Nour Newsagency on Tuesday, accusing Washington of “breaches” against efforts to free the detainees. “With the continuing Biden administration … breaches, there is no incentive on Iran’s part to …
Read More »Native Americans Bring Giant Totem Pole to Washington, Urge Biden to Protect Sacred Sites
Native American tribes from across the US brought a 25-foot totem pole to the nation’s capital and urged the Biden administration to take action to protect sacred sites, Native Organizers Alliance Director Judith LeBlanc said on Thursday. “The Red Road to DC totem journey has brought together over 17 tribal …
Read More »US set to add more Chinese companies to economic blacklist
The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources said. The U.S. Commerce Department action will follow its announcement last month adding five other companies and other …
Read More »Biden admin. welcomes Prince Khalid linked to Khashoggi murder, angering human rights activists
The US administration has sparked outrage over welcoming Saudi prince Khalid bin Salman, the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who is linked to the murder case of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with human rights advocates saying President Joe Biden has fallen short of punishing Saudi Arabia …
Read More »US weighs drone strikes, commando raids in Afghanistan after exit: CNN
The Biden administration is considering whether to continue to authorize the CIA and the Pentagon to carry out deadly drone strikes and commando raids in Afghanistan after the complete withdrawal of US forces from the country. CNN reported on Monday that as withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion, the administration of …
Read More »US Will Not Rejoin ‘Open Skies’ Treaty With Russia
The Associated Press reported earlier in the day that the Biden administration had informed Russia it had no intent to return the United States in the Open Skies treaty, which provided surveillance flights in both countries. Washington has notified Moscow that it would not return to the Open Skies Treaty, …
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