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October 14, 2021

Haley slams 'dangerous' Biden move to re-enter UN Human Rights Council ‘cesspool’

EXCLUSIVE: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday tore into President Biden's move to re-enter the U.N. Human Rights Council – which has been dogged by controversy over the human rights abusers among its members, and which Haley branded a "cesspool."

October 14, 2021

US offers $2M reward for info on Pakistani man who allegedly smuggled migrants from Middle East

The State Department is offering up to $2 million in rewards for information about a Pakistani national and his alleged human smuggling network, which the government says is used to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States from the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

October 14, 2021

6 killed in Beirut during protest over judge in blast probe

Armed clashes erupted Thursday in Beirut during a protest organized by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its allies against the lead judge probing last year’s blast in the city’s port. At least six people were killed and dozens were wounded in the most protracted and violent street fighting in the city in years, authorities said.

October 13, 2021

Biden admin plans to exempt some Taliban-era Afghan civil servants from US terror-related entry restrictions

EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration is planning to allow some Afghan civil servants who were employed by the 1996-2001 Taliban government to be exempt from terror-related bans on entering the United States, according to a draft document obtained by Fox News. The administration continues to bring in tens of thousands of Afghans as part of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

October 13, 2021

US to reopen land borders next month for fully vaccinated

After a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US is set to announce that it will reopen land borders with Canada and Mexico next month for nonessential travel and demand all international visitors be fully vaccinated.

October 12, 2021

Hannity: Biden planning aid to Taliban as the economy tanks, Americans show disapproval with anti-Joe chants

President Biden and his administration are planning to send American taxpayer money to Afghanistan as the economy continues to tank back home with record inflation, gas prices rising, and supply-chain chaos Sean Hannity said Tuesday during his opening monologue.

October 12, 2021

US embassy staff in Colombia suffering from Havana Syndrome ahead of Blinken's visit

The U.S. Embassy in Colombia is investigating several cases of the mysterious neurological affliction known as Havana Syndrome, U.S. officials said, days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit.

October 11, 2021

West Point grad blasts Biden admin's weakness in talks with Taliban: 'Complete embarrassment'

West Point Graduate Jeremy Hunt torched the Biden administration for its repositioning of the United States with the Taliban, urging the White House to project strength after the Taliban made it clear it will not work with America to prevent the spread of extremism in Afghanistan.

October 11, 2021

State Department says meeting with senior Taliban leaders was 'candid and professional'

The State Department said that its talks with the Taliban are "candid and professional" just two weeks after Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said the Taliban is still a terrorist organization.

October 9, 2021

Kamala Harris skips US-Mexico border-security meeting, goes to New Jersey instead

Several top members of the Biden administration were in Mexico City on Friday for a meeting with Mexican officials regarding security along the U.S.-Mexico border. But Vice President Kamala Harris wasn't among them.