Any cooperation by Brussels with the new government of Afghanistan “will be conditioned on a peaceful and inclusive settlement and respect for the fundamental rights of all Afghans, including women, youth and persons belonging to minorities,” as well as respect for other commitments such as fighting against corruption and preventing …
Read More »Netanyahu accuses new govt of making Israel a US ‘protectorate,’ says ‘no surprises’ policy could help Biden stop attack on Iran
The government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has “turned us into some sort of protectorate with a duty to report,” Netanyahu said as he blasted the cabinet in a fiery speech to the Knesset on Monday, according to the Times of Israel. His ire was drawn by Bennett’s decision …
Read More »Federal judge strikes down Obama-era immigration policy, bars new DACA applicants but allows current enrollees to stay in US
In a Friday ruling, US District Court Judge Andrew Hanen said DACA had no legal basis and violated the Administrative Procedure Act, a federal statute governing how agencies issue policies and regulations. He therefore ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the program, to stop approving new applications. …
Read More »California reverses policy that maskless children be banned from entering public schools, ending mandate hours after it began
Just hours after announcing the new policy on Monday, the California Department of Public Health issued an “update,” saying, “California’s school guidance will be clarified regarding masking enforcement, recognizing local schools’ experience in keeping students and educators safe while ensuring schools fully reopen for in-person instruction.” The Los Angeles Times …
Read More »Biden administration reverses Trump policy on pregnant immigrants, with new instructions never referring to them as ‘women’
Announced by Biden on Friday, the decision to reimpose a ban on the detention of pregnant women and girls was initially outlined in a memo signed last week by acting ICE director Tae Johnson. Boasting of the new policy, Johnson said the border agency is “committed to safeguarding the integrity …
Read More »Taliban says seizing Kabul not a military objective, but warns ‘policy’ could change if foreign troops stay past exit deadline
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the BBC that any foreign soldiers who stay behind after the September exit agreement risk being treated as occupiers. He said that, while capturing the Afghan capital was “not Taliban policy,” nothing would be off the table should foreign forces – including military contractors – …
Read More »Joe Biden has led the Dems into a trap with his reckless policy at the southern border
One of the least thought-out maneuvers of Joe Biden’s presidency so far has been to undo Donald Trump’s aggressive policies on the southern border. It seems obvious now that these moves were made without any consideration for what the effect might be. The important thing was to simply not be …
Read More »Foreign policy won’t be limited by nuclear deal, says Iran’s president-elect, ballistic missile program is non-negotiable
Speaking at a press conference on Monday for the first time since his election victory last week, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi talked of his plans to implement an assertive foreign policy. Striking a forceful tone, Raisi said that the country’s ballistic missile program was not up for negotiation and demanded that …
Read More »Pentagon rejects push to end policy prohibiting pride flags at bases, despite having Biden as new commander-in-chief – report
Department of Defense (DOD) spokesman John Kirby told CNN on Friday that the Pentagon will leave unchanged its policy prohibiting the display of “unofficial flags” at military installations. The decision to decline a policy exemption for the pride flag doesn’t “in any way reflect on the respect and admiration we …
Read More »Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sued for racist policy of granting interviews only to NON-WHITE reporters
Government watchdog Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit on Thursday in US District Court in Chicago on behalf of DCNF and reporter Thomas Catenacci. The plaintiffs alleged that Lightfoot violated Catenacci’s rights to freedom of speech and equal protection under the law when she denied him an interview on the basis …
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