Live updates: Biden to decide on extending Afghan evacuation mission as soon as Tuesday The Taliban has warned the United States and its allies against remaining in Afghanistan into September.
Tunisia’s parliament suspended indefinitely a month after country’s president sacked prime minister Tunisian President Kais Saied has formally issued a decree extending the current suspension of parliament and lifting of immunity for lawmakers “until further notice” ahead of a planned public address in the next few days.
Power Up: House delays key vote on budget amid stalemate between Pelosi and centrist Democrats Five centrists Democrats still resisted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) plan by early Tuesday morning, setting up a potential floor fight on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.
Zambia's President sworn in after pulling off rare victory for an African opposition leader Zambia's newly-elected president, Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into office after pulling off a stunning rare victory for an African opposition leader.
F.D.A., Not F.D.R. One chose bureaucratic caution. One didn’t.A vial of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine.
R. Kelly trial: Woman says singer pressured her to have abortion The second accuser to testify against the singer says he abused her and urged her to get an abortion.
Mar Menor: Tonnes of dead fish wash up on Spanish lagoon's shores Ecologists say pollution is to blame, as officials consider declaring the Mar Menor a disaster area.
New drug to beat Covid-19 could also kill off sexually transmitted infections Medics says peptoids hold the key to defeating coronavirus, with Stanford University's Dr Annelise Barron claiming they are "almost as easy to make as bread" in what could be a big breakthrough
Afghan evacuee from Kabul detained for breaking house arrest in France after being surveilled due to Taliban links An Afghan refugee from a family that was placed under police surveillance in France due to Taliban links was detained for breaking the terms of his house arrest, the country’s interior minister has said.
Australia’s prime minister compares coronavirus exit strategy to ‘The Croods’ movie “We can’t stay in the cave,” Scott Morrison said, comparing the events in a DreamWorks movie to lockdowns.
CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar President Biden’s decision to dispatch his top spy came amid a frantic effort to evacuate people from Kabul amid an Aug. 31 deadline.
Russian toddler lost in woods for four days vows 'never again' The 22-month-old Russian girl was found alive by a search party, four days after she wandered off.
UN rights chief warns of abuses amid Taliban’s Afghan blitz The U.N. human rights chief warned that she had received credible reports of severe abuses in areas under Taliban control in Afghanistan
Afghans Grow More Desperate as Clock Ticks on Evacuation Effort As the U.S.’s Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline approaches, Afghans face a series of ordeals—from bureaucratic jams to Taliban violence—in trying to get on flights out of the country.
Widow 'arranged husband's murder on WhatsApp by hiring hitmen for £8,200' Police suspected Ana Cláudia Flor had two motives for the crime; she had allegedly been conducting affairs behind her husband's back and was alleged to have wanted to inherit her husband's business and assets
Hawaii’s governor discourages visitors as virus rates surge. Hikers at a waterfall on the Maunawili trail in Honolulu in April. The popular hike is often crowded with visitors.
7 people at German university victims of apparent poisoning Authorities say seven people at a university in western Germany have received medical treatment after showing symptoms of poisoning, and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspicions of attempted murder
Afghanistan: Sandhurst Sisterhood helping female Afghan soldiers to flee Major Alice Bromage is part of a network helping female Afghan soldiers looking to flee the Taliban.
China says sanctions on Taliban not productive China says the international community should support chances for positive developments in Afghanistan rather than impose sanctions on the Taliban.
Iranian prison chief issues apology after hacked videos show abuse of prisoners Iran’s prison authority boss has issued an apology for “bitter events” that were recorded in Tehran’s Evin jail. Footage obtained by hackers shows a detainee being beaten and dragged around the facility.
Fire at Mexican offshore oil platform kills five The incident comes weeks after a gas leak caused a fire on the ocean's surface near another platform.
Biden Faces a Trade-Off: Stop Corruption, or Migration? President Biden promised to attack corruption in Central America head on, but that goal has taken a back seat to cooperating on stopping migrants from the region.Supporters of the former corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval demanding the resignation of the president and attorney general in Guatemala City last month.
Kamala Harris Stresses Cooperation on Supply Chains in Singapore Visit The vice president made the case for stronger economic ties with Southeast Asia during a trip to Singapore, where she stressed the need to ease supply-chain constraints as a surge of Covid-19 cases has hit factories in the region.