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SIGAR Watchdog Final Report: 2 Decades, $145 Billion, and a Failed US Bid To Rebuild Afghanistan   By Arshad Mehmood/The Media Line Staff   The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported on Wednesday that “close to $30 billion in US funds were wasted, stolen, or mismanaged,” during nearly 20 years of American involvement.   In its final forensic report summarizing US reconstruction in Afghanistan, SIGAR said it had documented 1,327 instances of waste, fraud, and abuse from 2002 to 2021, amounting to between $26 billion and $29.2 billion—most of […]

Israel To Stay in Eurovision 2026 as Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and Netherlands Boycott  By The Media Line Staff  The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed that Israel will compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, following a tense General Assembly in Geneva in which member broadcasters approved new contest rules and declined to expel the country. The decision, taken by secret ballot as part of a broader rules […]

Pakistani Interior Minister Says 90% of Social Media Content Is False, Urges Crackdown  Fizza Abbas, a Karachi-based digital rights activist: “In Pakistan, the line between countering misinformation and constraining dissent has always been a delicate one”  By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line  [Islamabad] The Pakistani government has revealed a wide-ranging plan to combat the increasing spread of false information online.  Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned that authorities will […]

Israeli-Backed Gaza Faction Leader Reported Killed in Rafah Shooting  By The Media Line Staff  Israeli officials are assessing reports that Yasser Abu Shabab, a Palestinian militia leader who cooperated with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip, was shot dead on Thursday in the Rafah area of Gaza. Abu Shabab headed an armed group known as the Popular Forces, which operated in eastern Rafah under Israeli protection and received weapons and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 on Thursday for violating the league’s player participation policy by resting All-Star guard Darius Garland for a nationally televised game against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 24. It is the second time this season the Cavaliers have been fined for violating the policy. They received a $100,000 fine on Nov. 18 for resting both Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Angels and Rangers manager Ron Washington is returning to the Bay Area to become infield coach for the San Francisco Giants on new manager Tony Vitello’s staff. Washington worked for nearly two decades in the same role for the Oakland Athletics, developing many stars with his detailed work hours before the first pitch. “We are working out the logistics. I have agreed to join the […]

December’s supermoon, a phenomenon when the moon is closest to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter, is the last of three in a row in 2025. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of violating sanctions by managing luxury real estate properties for oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Gracetown Inc. had received 24 payments between April 2018 and May 2020 totaling $31,250 on behalf of a company […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy on Thursday released investigative reports into four mishaps that all involve the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while it was dispatched to counterattacks on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The four reports cover a friendly fire incident in December 2024 that saw the cruiser USS Gettysburg shoot at two fighter jets from the Truman, downing one, as well as the carrier’s collision with a […]