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Dec 08 2023
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There's Been an Attack at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked Friday morning by Iranian backed proxy groups operating in Iraq. Dozens of rockets were launched with many landing close to the embassy compound. Luckily there were no injuries or casualties.
The attack is one of dozens over the past two months. Iranian proxies have launched nearly 100 attacks on a number of U.S. targets around the Middle East
TownhallApr 06 2024
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Diplomatic Breakup as Ecuadoran Cops Storm Mexican Embassy
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered an end to all diplomatic relations with Ecuador soon after police forces from that country stormed the Mexican Embassy. The diplomatic dust-up took place on Friday night in Quito, Ecuador, when police forces arrested former Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas Espinel, a fugitive from justice who was staying in Mexico’s Embassy after asking
Breitbart NewsApr 04 2024
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Israel Evacuates Embassies Amid Max Threat Awareness
Israel raised the threat alert to its embassies around the world to the maximum level, urgently evacuating its consulates amid the threat of a retaliatory strike against one or more, Channel 11 in Israel reported. Further, some Israeli representatives abroad were moved to alternate locations and warned against holding public events, according to the report. The red alert comes in the aftermath
Newsmax (News)Apr 17 2024
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Chinese Embassy Reportedly Lobbied Directly Against TikTok Bill On Capitol Hill
The Chinese Embassy has held closed-door meetings with congressional staff to lobby against a bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok, according to Politico. Chinese Embassy officials reportedly reached out to set up the meetings shortly after the House voted decisively in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but did not specifically
The Daily CallerMar 21 2024
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White House says US citizens told not to travel to Haiti, but Americans argue airport, embassy remained open
The evacuation of U.S. citizens from Haiti remains ongoing, with roughly 1,000 Americans looking to flee the extreme gang violence, though many have questioned why the administration did not move to evacuate Americans sooner. The Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport was taken over by armed gangs on March 4 after they first freed thousands of jailed prisoners, many of
Fox News (Online News)Mar 14 2024
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Anti-terrorism Marine unit sent to protect US embassy in Haiti after PM’s resignation announcement
The US Marine Corps sent an anti-terrorism unit to protect the US Embassy in Haiti amid an eruption of gang violence following the prime minister’s announcement that he plans to step down.
The US Southern Command, operating in the Greater Miami area, said Wednesday that a Marine Fleet-Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) was dispatched to the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince to “maintain
New York Post (News)Apr 07 2024
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Ecuador condemned after police break into Mexican Embassy in Quito
“Not even the dictator Pinochet had dared to enter the Mexican embassy in Chile,” she said Sunday, referring to the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. “They entered violently and without authorization, physically assaulting (diplomats). We energetically condemn it.” Police broke through the external doors of the embassy to arrest Jorge Glas, a former vice president who had been residing
PoliticoFeb 26 2024
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US Air Force soldier sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in DC
A man in US military fatigues set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday, in protest of what he called a “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.
The protester was identified on Sunday by the independent journalist Talia Jane as Aaron Bushnell, 25, an active-duty service member of the US Air Force, who, from a public LinkedIn profile, appeared to work in
The Jerusalem Post