Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Embassy in Kabul warns of worsening security at airport amid evacuation
(Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said in a security alert on Sunday that the security situation in the Afghan capital was changing quickly, including at the airport, where there were reports of g...
Aug 15, 2021
UPDATE: Lake Michigan drowning victim found, identified
SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 51 year old woman who went missing in Lake Michigan near Saugatuck Saturday night was found drowned Sunday morning. Mary Claire Dice-Grooters of Grandville, Michig...
Aug 15, 2021
ECB’s Lagarde not attending Jackson Hole conference of central bankers
(Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will not be attending the high-profile annual Jackson Hole conference of central bankers in late August, an ECB spokesperson said. The Sun...
Aug 15, 2021
UPDATE: Suspect killed, Kalamazoo County Deputy dies following injuries in pursuit
UPDATE- Sun 8/15/21 6:21 p.m.: KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Proxmire has died from injuries sustained in the line of duty during a police pursuit Sat...
Aug 15, 2021
Ashraf Ghani: departing Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - Ashraf Ghani, who left Afghanistan on Sunday following the Taliban's rapid advance through the country and into Kabul, was twice elected Afghan president, as well as being one of the...
Aug 15, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau takes gamble, calls snap election for Sept. 20
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday called a snap early election for Sept. 20, saying he needed a new mandate to ensure voters appro...
Aug 15, 2021
Taliban officials: there will be no transitional government in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Two Taliban officials told Reuters on Sunday there would be no transitional government in Afghanistan and that the group expects a complete handover of power. President Ashraf Ghani ...
Aug 15, 2021
Deep concern over Afghanistan’s future, violence must end – UK’s Raab
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday said he was deeply concerned about the future of Afghanistan and called on the Taliban insurgents to end violence as they entered t...
Aug 15, 2021
UK reports 26,750 further COVID-19 cases, 61 more deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Sunday reported 26,750 further cases of COVID-19 and 61 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to official data. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by ...
Aug 15, 2021
Wildfire blazes in Jerusalem hills
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A wildfire blazed in hills west of Jerusalem on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of several small outlying communities, emergency services and witnesses said, as clouds of smoke dr...
Aug 15, 2021
