UK will leave Afghanistan when US does: Defence minister
Reuters :UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the UK will leave Kabul airport at the same time as US forces.Speaking to media on Monday,...
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21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee
AFP :Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in...
Taliban flags proliferate as Afghan tricolour becomes resistance symbol
AFP :After two decades out of power, the Taliban are swiftly moving to stamp their authority on Afghanistan using every tool at their disposal —...
Jeanine Anez ‘stable’ after suicide attempt in jail:Bolivia
Al Jazeera :Jailed former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez is in “stable” condition after she tried to take her own life after prosecutors charged her with...
Hurricane Henri closes to New York City
AP :Hurricane Henri kept on course early Sunday to crash into a long stretch of northeastern coastline, as millions on New York’s Long Island and...
Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters
BBC :Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against Covid lockdowns.In Melbourne, mounted officers used pepper...
Desperation as Afghans seek to flee a country retaken by the Taliban
The New York Times :On Saturday morning, a former interpreter for a US company in Kabul, Afghanistan, plunged into a mass of humanity outside a...
Kamala Harris begins Asia trip amid Afghan debacle
AFP :Vice President Kamala Harris began a trip to Asia Sunday where she will offer reassurances of Washington’s commitment to the region after the chaotic...
102 migrants rescued in English Channel
AFP :Over 100 migrants were rescued in the Channel on Saturday as they tried to reach Britain on makeshift boats, the French maritime prefecture said....
Targeted Taliban killings fuel Afghans’ fears
AP :Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban mounted Friday, fueling fears that they will return Afghanistan to the repressive rule they...
Taliban turns social media into a tool for control
The New York Times :In one video, a Taliban official reassured female health workers that they could keep their jobs. In another, militants told Sikhs,...
China allows families to have 3 children
AlJazeera :China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have three children after a census showed its population was rapidly ageing, state...