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January 8, 2025

Navy veteran warned CNN reporter he would ‘seek legal damages’ if ‘inaccurate’ story was published

The man suing CNN for defamation, Zachary Young, warned a CNN correspondent his story about him was inaccurate and he would "seek legal damages" if it was published.

January 8, 2025

CIA-trained Navy veteran details ‘very devastating’ impact CNN segment had on his life: ‘Labeled a criminal’

Zachary Young testified on Tuesday that the CNN segment at the heart of his defamation lawsuit against the network had "an immediate and very devastating" impact on his life.

January 7, 2025

CNN chose ‘theater over truth’ and ‘destroyed the life of an American Patriot,’ lawyer says to kick off trial

Zachary Young’s legal team accused CNN of choosing "theater over truth" in a desperate attempt to drive ratings, which "destroyed the life of an American Patriot" on Tuesday.

January 7, 2025

US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo

The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.

January 7, 2025

Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US

A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines for the processing of special immigrant visas in order to resettle in the United States.

January 6, 2025

CNN heads to court for high-stakes defamation trial about Afghanistan segment

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" in 2021. 

January 5, 2025

Blinken says he has 'no apologies' for ending America's 'longest war in Afghanistan'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a recent interview that he would make "no apologies" after ending America's longest war in Afghanistan.

January 3, 2025

ISIS increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria

The Islamic State is seeing less resistance in areas of major security concern following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and potential troop drawdown in Iraq.

January 2, 2025

Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan offered to resign over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal: report

National security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly offered to resign after the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a new interview.

December 31, 2024

Women's rights activists call for England to forfeit championship cricket match to Afghanistan

Women's rights activists have called for England's cricket team to forfeit its championship match against Afghanistan in February.