Marine commander relieved of duty over Kabul attack video
CBS News :An active-duty Marine commander was relieved of his duties Friday for a video post he made criticizing senior leadership in the wake of...
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Norway halts Kabul evacuation
Reuters :Norway can no longer assist in evacuating remaining citizens from Afghanistan’s capital, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide said on Thursday.“The doors at the...
Tropical Storm Ida a hurricane menace to New Orleans
AP :Tropical Storm Ida has prompted a hurricane warning for New Orleans and a state of emergency for the state of Louisiana as it pushes...
Iraq summit seeks to mend Middle East fractures
Al Jazeera :Officials from around the Middle East began arriving in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday ahead of a summit aiming to promote peace and reconciliation...
Vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks :Covid
BBC Online :A major review of vaccines suggests the AstraZeneca jab does raise the risk of blood clots and another serious condition that can cause...
Factory fire in Pakistan kills 16
AFP :At least 16 workers died and more were missing after a factory fire in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi on Friday, police said. More than...
Over 210 killed in Ethiopia’s ethnic feud
AFP :More than 210 people were killed over several days of ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s tense Oromia region last week, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission...
Japan stops using 1.63m Moderna over contamination
AFP :Japan has decided to halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda...
Covid vaccine: More than half of Indian adults have had first jab
BBC Online :More than half of India’s eligible population – some 473 million people – have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine,...
Seven US Capitol police sue Trump
Reuters :Seven US Capitol Police officers on Thursday sued former President Donald Trump, alleging that he conspired with far-right extremist groups to provoke the deadly...
Turkey holds first talks with the Taliban in Kabul
Al Jazeera :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding Ankara was still assessing the...
20 dead in Venezuela
Reuters :At least 20 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that caused mudslides and rivers to overflow. On...