Tag: Embassies
Four local first responders in Florida with task force
By Taylor Wooten | [email protected]
Four Johnson County firefighters are part of a team in south Florida assisting in search and rescue efforts at the...
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military will remain involved in the Afghanistan war into September, keeping the option of launching airstrikes against the Taliban to...
Dozens in Bucharest gather to protest Czech Roma man’s death
BUCHAREST — More than a hundred people gathered outside the Czech Republic’s embassy in Bucharest Tuesday to protest the death of a Roma man...
Czechs want Russia to pay for damages from 2014 blast
PRAGUE — The Czech Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador to Prague on Monday to request full compensation for damages from a huge ammunition depot...
Moscow court rejects appeal from imprisoned American
MOSCOW — A Moscow court on Monday rejected an imprisoned American's appeal against his nine-year sentence for assaulting police officers.
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Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
WARSAW, Poland — The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of...
US to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Roughly 650 U.S. troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan to provide security for diplomats after the main American military force completes...
AP Newsbreak: China pressures Ukraine at UN rights council
GENEVA — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang...
Portugal mayor: Protesters’ details were given to embassies
LISBON, Portugal — The city council of Lisbon has for years provided foreign embassies with personal information about protesters who organize demonstrations outside their...
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan ordered a near-complete lockdown Thursday because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees.
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