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Iraq rebuilding efforts

International | U.S. government chooses a Washington for-profit contractor over church groups serving in the country

by Mindy Belz
Posted 9/12/19, 10:35 am

IRAQ: A $367 million effort to rebuild communities destroyed by ISIS with U.S. taxpayer dollars has floundered on regulations and outsourcing to an American contractor. Despite repeated White House pledges of directing aid to Christian and Yazidi communities, church groups in Iraq said they’ve been bypassed in favor of a Washington for-profit contractor—one that does $1.5 billion in business with the U.S.

Deadly typhoons hit Japan, Korean Peninsula

International | Weekend storms cause widespread power outages and leave travelers stranded

by Mindy Belz
Posted 9/09/19, 03:16 pm

JAPAN: Typhoon Faxai made landfall early Monday morning just east of Tokyo—the most populous metropolitan area in the world—killing at least three people and leaving dozens injured and nearly a million people without power. The storm, which now has moved back out into the Pacific, left Japanese travelers and commuters stranded. Meanwhile, another powerful storm struck the Korean Peninsula over the weekend.

U.S. casualty in car bombing in Kabul

International | Afghan president calls a U.S.-Taliban peace deal ‘meaningless’

by Mindy Belz
Posted 9/05/19, 03:05 pm

AFGHANISTAN: A Taliban car bomb on Thursday near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul has killed two NATO service members, an American and a Romanian. At least 10 civilians also died in the attack. It’s the second major attack this week, and the fourth U.S. service member killed in the past two weeks, as the Afghan government warned against a U.S.-Taliban deal: “Peace with a group that is still killing innocent people is meaningless,” said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Dorian slams Bahamas

International | First death from Category 5 hurricane reported, more expected

Mindy Belz | 9/02/19, 11:02 am

BAHAMAS: Hurricane Dorian is having “a catastrophic impact” as the Category 5 storm lashes the islands with 165 mph winds.

U.S. on the verge of agreement with Taliban

International | The deal could lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan

Mindy Belz | 8/29/19, 01:15 pm

AFGHANISTAN: Insiders say U.S. special representative Zalmay Khalilzad is on the verge of an agreement with the Taliban, paving the way for the withdrawal of about 14,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

A brutal anniversary for 1 million refugees

International | Myanmar’s brutal military crackdown began two years ago, driving Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh

Mindy Belz | 8/26/19, 01:26 pm

BANGLADESH: Rohingya refugees Sunday marked two years since the start of a brutal military crackdown on their villages in Myanmar, also known as Burma, forcing 1 million mostly Muslim Rohingya into the world’s largest refugee settlement. A U.S.

U.S. gathers data on refugees

International | Homeland Security to collect information via UN, as U.S. refugee admissions drop

Mindy Belz | 8/22/19, 12:59 pm

UNITED STATES: The Department of Homeland Security has begun collecting biometric information on every refugee referred for resettlement in the United States—and may hold onto it indefinitely—even though the Trump administration has floated plans to zero out refugee admissions in the coming fiscal year.

Israel and ‘the squad’

International | Netanyahu government threatens to keep U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country

Mindy Belz | 8/15/19, 12:33 pm

ISRAEL: A controversial visit to Israel by two members of Congress who support BDS—or the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign against Israel—is shaping up to be confrontational, as the Israeli government hints it may bar their entry upon arrival on Friday.

‘Completely unacceptable’

International | McConnell warns China about any violent crackdowns in Hong Kong

Mindy Belz | 8/12/19, 03:05 pm

HONG KONG: Authorities fired on protesters at close range and canceled all remaining flights Monday—at one of the busiest airports in the world—after protesters swarmed Hong Kong International Airport’s main terminal for a fourth day. Officials continued to build a case against demonstrators, calling them “terrorists.” U.S.

China declares war on Hong Kong protesters

International | Unrest prompts State Department to issue travel warning

Mindy Belz | 8/08/19, 11:55 am

HONG KONG: Chinese authorities working with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam this week declared war on protesters. Their strategy: to launch “preventive” arrests, deploy online trolls to promote contempt for young protest leaders, and use the army if needed. The U.S.

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