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• Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause severe damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common. Experts…
• Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info The congressionally mandated watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information from it about the American withdrawal from the country last year and current policy. Amid a spat over what the Biden administration believes to have been an overly critical report about the American pullout, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, said the State Department and USAID were refusing to cooperate with his staff in…
• Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info The congressionally mandated watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information from it about the American withdrawal from the country last year and current policy. Amid a spat over what the Biden administration believes to have been an overly critical report about the American pullout, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, said the State Department and USAID were refusing to cooperate with his staff in…
• At Least 920 Dead in Afghanistan Earthquake Bakhtar News Agency/Handout via ReutersAt least 920 people are dead after Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake early Wednesday, with the death toll expected to climb. Another 600 injuries have also been reported after the quake—which had a 6.1 magnitude, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)—hit near the Pakistani border, around 27 miles from the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan. The horrific death toll was confirmed by Afghan emergency official Sharafuddin Muslim at a press conference…
• 18 dead in India, Bangladesh floods; millions without homes At least 18 people have died as massive floods ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links, authorities said Saturday. In India's Assam state, at least nine people were killed in the floods and 2 million saw their homes submerged, according to the state disaster management agency. Lightning in parts of neighboring Bangladesh meanwhile killed nine people on Friday. Both countries have asked their militaries for help as more flooding looms with rains expected…
• Putin warns Satan 2 ballistic missile could be deployed in months Putin said no other country in the world has a comparable weapon (Pictures: east2west/Reuters)The Kremlin has threatened to deploy one of its most dangerous nuclear weapons before December. Vladimir Putin today spoke about Moscow’s newly tested SARMAT RS-28 intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Satan 2. The Russian president told a meeting with new military graduates: ‘Successful testing of the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile has been carried out. ‘It is planned that the first such complex will be put on combat…
• State Department will reschedule phone call between Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks during a video call to the Associated Press. AP WASHINGTON — A phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife is being rescheduled after an earlier attempt to connect on the couple’s anniversary failed because of an “unfortunate mistake,” Biden administration officials said Tuesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the State Department was working to arrange a new call but did not say when…
• 'It's just hell there': Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine Russia’s military machine persevered in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defenses Monday, as the war’s consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe after warnings that the fighting could go on for years. In Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, which in recent weeks has become the focal point of Moscow’s attempt to impose its will on its neighbor, battles raged for the control of multiple villages, the local governor said. The villages are around…
• Who is Julian Assange and why was he living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London? Julian Assange is currently facing extradition to the US (Picture: REUTERS)WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being extradited to the US by the UK, according to the Home Office. A June 17 statement on the subject said: ‘UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr Assange. ‘Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of…
• 3.4 earthquake felt near Morgan Hill MORGAN HILL — A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was felt at about 1:27 p.m. Saturday in Santa Clara County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which had an epicenter about 6.2 miles northeast of Morgan Hill near Henry Coe State Park, had an initial depth just over 2.8 miles, the USGS reported. Authorities did not immediately report any injuries or damage. Earthquakes with a magnitude between 3.0 and 3.9 “very rarely” produce damage but can often noticeably shake indoor…