Tag: National security
Belarus leader seeks to empower son in succession move
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he will change the law on presidential succession so that power in the Eastern European nation will...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
<p>WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan-september-11-d2c7426736f9f530e0e62f2295a44d28">all U.S. troops are withdrawn,</a> the top <a href="https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-government-and-politics-9fad8826ccd93c9f39c4f29c07185448">U.S. general...
Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of militarized federal agents who were deployed to Portland, Oregon, last summer to quell racial justice protests didn’t have the...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the...
Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of militarized federal agents who were deployed to Portland, Oregon, last summer to quell racial justice protests didn’t have the...
House votes to curb power of presidency on travel bans
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House passed legislation Wednesday designed to constrain a president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a response to former...
House votes to curb power of presidency on travel bans
<p>WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House passed legislation Wednesday designed to constrain a president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a response to former...
General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder
<p>WASHINGTON — In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not...