Live updates: Taliban fighters head to resistance stronghold, seeking to seize ‘control’ Anti-Taliban leaders and troops have gathered in Panjshir Valley and a resistance movement is once again forming there.
Biden's special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea has said he’s ready to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere and at anytime” as he held discussions with South Korean officials over stalled nuclear talks with the North
Power Up: House Democrats return from recess to hash out infrastructure packages A splintered House will make an early return from recess to forge ahead on adopting a $3.5 trillion budget resolution.
Evacuation launched after Greece’s Evia island is hit by second wildfire in two weeks Some 46 firefighters have been deployed to the Greek island of Evia after a wildfire started in the southern part of the territory on Monday morning, with airplanes and helicopters dropping water on the blaze to slow its spread.
Iran prepared to send more fuel to Lebanon as Tehran can't watch Lebanese people 'suffer' The Iranian government has spoken of its willingness to send more fuel to economically crippled Lebanon, saying Tehran cannot bear to see the Lebanese people suffer amid power outages and ongoing political deadlock.
Inside daring special forces operation to save SAS troops from under the nose of Taliban SAS troops were rescued by a Hercules aircraft, which landed on a makeshift desert runway, after they became surrounded by the Taliban in Kandahar and asked to be evacuated
Joséphine Baker to be first black woman to enter France's Panthéon The performer and World War Two resistance fighter will be inducted into the mausoleum in November.
T. Rex Was Fearsome but May Have Been a Picky Eater The jaw of the Tyrannosaurus Rex had sensitive nerves that may have allowed it to differentiate between parts of its prey, a new study found.The T. Rex likely did not eat blindly, according to a study.
Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities. How Afghanistan fits into President Biden’s foreign policy plans, and how he could salvage the withdrawal.Afghans waited by an entrance to the airport in Kabul yesterday as U.S.
Family wiped out after 'wrong turn' driver speeds wrong way down motorway for 2km Karzan Sabah’s younger sister said the 37-year-old had been due to return home to Kurdistan with his wife Shahen and their eight-month-old daughter Lina when the smash occurred
Taiwan’s president gets first shot of homemade Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over its rushed approval Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has been leading by example and got the first shot of the locally developed coronavirus vaccine despite it being approved before the results of the clinical trials were available.
Australian town shoots and kills shelter-bound dogs over coronavirus concerns The state government is examining potential violations of animal cruelty laws.
Local Government in Australia Kills Dogs Over Covid Fears The rural Bourke Shire Council said two of the dogs had become aggressive and the person who regularly found new homes for the animals became unavailable.In Sydney, Australia, last month. All of New South Wales is in lockdown as the delta variant continues to spread.
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water International aid groups are warning that millions of people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to water, electricity and food
North Korea claims it’s developed its own PCR equipment to test for Covid as it continues to report zero-case tally North Korea has developed its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment to test its population for coronavirus, according to state media, as the country continues to report no Covid-19 infections.
Afghan Soldier Killed at Kabul Airport as the Taliban Surround the Last Province Beyond Their Control KABUL, Afghanistan — A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country.
Rescue dogs ready for adoption shot dead by council 'to stop spread of Covid' A council in New South Wales made the decision to 'protect its community from Covid-19 transmission' and shot the rescue dogs. One of the dogs had just given birth when she was killed
Nepal's Gurkha Soldiers Seek to Flee Afghanistan Former soldiers from Nepal have long served as private security guards in war-torn Afghanistan. Amid the chaos, they worry that they can’t get home.Gurkha guards in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2019.
Taiwan Begins Using a Homegrown Vaccine Critics say they worry that the vaccine, which has completed Phase 2 trials, is being used before its effectiveness and safety have been proved.President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, seated, received a dose of the domestically made Medigen Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.
On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders Facing growing uncertainties, the Dukha people are being forced to make difficult decisions about their traditions and their future.Darima Delger atop her reindeer.
Officials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with the territory’s militant Hamas rulers