State Department ‘did not send their best’ to Afghanistan evacuation: Ex-official
WASHINGTON – The State Department did not send its elite forces to assist in the failed evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan in August 2021, a former Foreign Service official told Congressional investigators. “I can’t speak for everyone who was there, but from my perspective, there were at least a few people, at […]
Thousands Get Emergency Evacuation Texts After WW2 Bomb Found
An unprecedented emergency alert system was activated in Britain on Friday as thousands of residents evacuated from a World War II bomb. A World War II-era bomb weighing 500 kilograms (about 1,100 pounds) was discovered under a garden by construction workers Thursday. Police set up a 300-meter (330-yard) exclusion zone around the site, and after […]
Suspected gas leak prompts evacuation of 500 people from Swedish security agency
Around 500 people were evacuated on Friday after a suspected gas leak at the headquarters of Sweden’s security services. Five people experienced breathing difficulties and were hospitalized. People living near the Swedish security agency, known by its acronym SAPO, were asked to close their windows. According to Swedish broadcaster TV4, there was a suspected gas […]
Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff and partial evacuation
Israeli forces attacked a main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after an Israeli fire killed one patient and injured six others inside the hospital. The Israeli military said the search for the remains of hostages captured by Hamas was a limited operation. The attack came a day after the military tried to evacuate […]