UK to send 600 troops to Kabul to help nationals leave Britain's ministry of defense says it will send around 600 troops to Afghanistan on a short-term basis to help U.K. nationals leave the country amid increasing violence and deteriorating security
U.S. to Reduce Kabul Embassy to Core Diplomatic Presence The U.S. is temporarily deploying thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan to evacuate diplomatic personnel from the Kabul embassy, cutting the size of the diplomatic presence to an essential core as the Taliban advances toward the Afghan capital, officials said.
Inside flat of British man accused of spying for Russia - with bizarre Soviet shrine Photos released from inside the flat of suspected spy David Smith, 57, show he was reading a John Le Carre Cold War novel, had a keen interest in military history and kept multiple Russian flags
Moment British security guard accused of spying for Russia arrested in Berlin Suspected traitor, David Smith, 57, was seized on Tuesday in a joint operation by British Counter Terror Command and German security operatives
Your Friday Briefing A U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.A police outpost in Kandahar was destroyed by the Taliban last week.
UK police confirm several die in Plymouth firearms incident Police in southwest England say there have been “a number of fatalities” in the city of Plymouth after what they termed a “serious firearms incident.”
Afghan officials: Taliban take the southern city of Kandahar, 12th provincial capital out of 34 to fall to insurgents Afghan officials: Taliban take the southern city of Kandahar, 12th provincial capital out of 34 to fall to insurgents
Lotto winner scoops £40m but has no idea they are sitting on fortune One lucky lottery winner is unaware their ticket has won them a £43million fortune because they officials don't have their full contact details
Hundreds of British troops heading to Afghanistan to save embassy staff from Taliban As the country teeters on the point of collapse, troops from the UK’s 16th Air Assault Brigade – including Paras, logisticians and medics - will back up 170 personnel already on the ground
Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change Elisa Xolalpa has had three daughters and found a job she enjoys since a former boyfriend tried to destroy her life by tossing acid on her when she was 18
Marines to Begin Evacuating Americans in Afghanistan With the Taliban sweeping across the country, U.S. officials say Kabul could fall in 30 days.The military side of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in June.
Belarusian authorities detain over 20 in new wave of arrests Belarusian authorities have detained over 20 people in the latest wave of arrests, continuing their sweeping crackdown on dissent a year after a disputed presidential election
Canadian justice lawyer says Huawei CFO was dishonest A Canadian justice department lawyer told an extradition hearing the dishonesty of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies put a bank at risk of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran
U.S. Sends 3K Troops to Kabul to Evacuate Some Embassy Staff WASHINGTON (AP) — With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending in an additional 3,000 troops to help evacuate some personnel from the U.S.
U.S. defends border policy as migrant arrests reach 21-year high Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants that "they will be turned back" unless they qualify for U.S. humanitarian protection.
Social media and messaging apps appear to be shutdown in Zambia on election day, Facebook says Social media and messaging apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Twitter, appeared to be shutdown in Zambia on Thursday as the country voted in presidential and parliamentary elections, according to a Facebook spokesperson.
Wagner: Gaddafi's son faces arrest over Russian mercenaries A warrant is issued against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi after a BBC investigation into mercenaries in Libya.
Why There Should Be a Moratorium on COVID-19 Booster Shots Until Low-Income Countries Get Vaccinated “I got my first shot and am yet to receive the second. The situation was tough for the last two months, where over 2000 people died, including health workers.
In the Face of Climate Change, We Must Act So That We Can Feel Hopeful—Not the Other Way Around In the 1850s, an American scientist named Eunice Foote deduced, based on experiments she’d conducted, that if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere were higher, the planet would be warmer.
Israel says it downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed border Israel says it has downed an unarmed Hezbollah drone that crossed the border from Lebanon
US cuts staff at Kabul embassy down to ‘core presence’ as Taliban closes in The US State Department is cutting staff at its Kabul embassy down to a “core diplomatic presence,” as the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital. Meanwhile, American citizens in Afghanistan have been urged to flee the country.
The Senate Gets Ready to Spend A Sum of Money Unseen Since World War II This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Before they left town this week, Senate Democrats passed a budget blueprint that would dramatically increase federal spending on programs aimed at childcare, health care and climate change.