Live updates: Biden pressured to expand evacuation as European forces cross Taliban lines on rescue mission The United States has dedicated its troops to maintaining security at the airport, the only exit point from Afghanistan not under Taliban control.
Grace heads for a second hurricane hit on Mexican coast Hurricane Grace has been temporarily knocked back to tropical storm force, but it’s expected to regain hurricane strength Friday as it heads for a second landfall in Mexico
In Haiti, close relation between the living and the dead Haiti’s unusually close relationship between the living and the dead has helped hide, in part, the huge toll of Saturday’s earthquake: people in Haiti want to be close to their deceased relatives, to the point of sometimes burying themselves in their front yards
Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in Haiti As if Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a tropical storm and the coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, the temblor has also damaged the only medical oxygen plant in southern Haiti
Afghanistan’s crisis underscores the U.S.’s shifting place in the world “America’s strategic and moral failure in Afghanistan will reinforce questions about U.S. reliability,” wrote Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Police boat, divers search for missing from Turkish floods A police boat and divers have joined the search for some 30 people still missing more than a week after severe floods devastated parts of Turkey’s Black Sea coast
Spain’s foreign minister says country’s hub for Afghan refugees can host 1,000 people Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has told local media that Spain is keeping up evacuations of Afghans who have collaborated with the country, adding that its ‘hub’ can hold 1,000 people.
Power Up: Will House Democrats have a “double dipping” problem? The House is set to return Monday, and questions remain about how much the reconciliation package and the bipartisan infrastructure package will overlap.
52 feared dead, 1 survivor, on migrant boat going to Spain Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says a woman who was the only person pulled from a sinking dinghy in the Atlantic Ocean told her rescuers that the boat had left Africa a week earlier carrying 53 migrants
Afghanistan’s Ethnic Minorities Fear a Repeat of Past Atrocities An investigation by Amnesty International detailed the execution of nine Hazara men by Taliban militants in July.A Hazara man talking to Taliban members who were securing the Ashura commemoration site by the Kabul river in central Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
Malaysia’s New Prime Minister Brings Old Guard Back to Power Amid COVID-19 Crisis Malaysia’s king appointed the country’s third prime minister in just 18 months, marking the return to power of a pro-Malay party that ruled the country for decades as virus cases reach new highs.
Hong Kong quarantine exemption for Nicole Kidman draws flak Hong Kong’s granting of a quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is drawing criticism from lawmakers as the city tightens entry restrictions for international travelers to control the coronavirus
Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears Amnesty International says Taliban fighters recently tortured and killed members of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, fueling fears that they will again impose a brutal rule
Navalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has marked the anniversary of a poisoning attack against him by urging global leaders to focus on combating corruption and to target tycoons close to Russian President Vladimir Putin
PM Bennett gets third Covid-19 vaccine, hails Israel as ‘pioneer of the third dose’ after WHO asks nations to hold off on boosters Israel’s PM has received his third Covid-19 vaccine as the country’s health ministry extends the booster campaign to citizens over the age of 40 despite a World Health Organization request to redirect shots to poorer nations.
Taliban promises women rights under Sharia law. What's that mean? Different groups adopt different interpretations of Sharia law, and the Taliban wants the world to believe theirs has changed.
Chronicling a Day in Kabul as Taliban Cement Their Rule A New York Times photographer chronicled a day in Kabul. It is a portrait of a city of contrasts, with tension sometimes breaking into the open and at other times bubbling beneath the hum of daily life.Ashura commemorations in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
An Afghan journalist's escape from Kabul Nasrin Nawa, an Afghan journalist, narrowly escaped the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. But leaving her home country also meant leaving her parents — and sister — to an uncertain future.
Delta Variant Foils Australia's Covid-19 Strategy Some Australian leaders are giving up on eliminating the coronavirus as the highly infectious Delta variant spreads quickly in a lightly vaccinated population with low immunity.