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...Additional reporting by William Sandlund in Hong Kong...
...Venezuela’s attorney-general, Tarek William Saab, said on Monday night that San Miguel, 57, had been charged with treason, conspiracy and terrorism....
...Additional reporting by Aime Williams in Washington...
...Additional reporting by Aime Williams and Lauren Fedor in Washington...
...One tragedy follows another as Maureen is suddenly hospitalised and Leon is forced to live with her sister, Sylvia (Olivia Williams), a coarse, tobacco-stained woman....
...Monetary policy Federal Reserve Bank of New York president John Williams will deliver a keynote speech in front of New York bankers....
...On Friday, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby acknowledged that Ukraine had asked for an MLRS system but said a decision on whether to provide one had not yet been taken....
...“We along with other nations continue to send them these weapons and . . . they’re being used with great effect,” Kirby said....
...But Kirby on Wednesday said the Pentagon had concluded the best way to help Kyiv was to continue providing defensive weapons that have proven effective in repelling Russian attacks....
...The announcement was met with scepticism from western officials, with Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby saying the US saw the move as a “repositioning, not a real withdrawal”....
...And so every day he adds to his options,” Kirby added. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said: “What we’re looking at here [is] whether or not Russia is taking de escalatory steps....
...Kirby urged Americans in Ukraine to pay “close attention” to the warnings from the US government that they should be leaving the country in the face of the Russian threat....
...No decision had yet been made on whether to deploy the troops, Kirby noted. The multinational Nato response force, if it was activated, would involve the deployment of up to 40,000 personnel....
...This is not the sum total of the deterrence actions we will take,” Kirby said....
...Kirby added the US was also closely watching increased Russian naval activity in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean....
...“He is doing all the things you would expect him to do to make sure he’s ready for that option,” Kirby said....
...During his briefing with reporters, Kirby said no decision had been made on whether to deploy additional US troops to the region, but he noted they would now be ready within five days instead of 10....
...United’s chief executive Scott Kirby last month warned that airlines needed more crew and planes to meet demand or they were “likely to tip over to meltdown any time there are weather or air traffic control...
...“The health of the force . . . and our military and our civilian employees, their families and communities, is a top priority,” said Kirby....
...“The Taliban are not in control of any part of Hamid Karzai International Airport,” Kirby said....
...On Wednesday morning, Kirby said that 2,000 people had been evacuated from Kabul over the preceding 24 hours. Approximately 300 of those were US citizens. ...
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