Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden’s envoy for Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban’s political leadership this week to urge them “to stop...
Month: August 2021
Merkel’s faltering heir upends Germany’s election predictability
BERLIN (BLOOMBERG) - At a campaign stop outside a picturesque market town in Saxony, Mr Armin Laschet was faced with...
Young loner with gun permit named in UK shootings
LONDON (AFP) - British police said on Friday (Aug 13) they were investigating the background of a troubled loner who...
Denmark and Norway to shut embassies in Afghanistan, evacuate staff
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Denmark and Norway will temporarily shut their Kabul embassies while Finland will evacuate up to 130 local...
Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
YAKUTSK, RUSSIA (REUTERS) - Scientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia's permafrost lived 28,000...
July was world’s hottest month on record: US agency
WASHINGTON (AFP) - July was the hottest month globally ever recorded, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said...
Lightning strike at New York beach kills 13-year-old boy
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - A teenage boy from the Bronx died on Thursday night after a lightning strike at the...
US Embassy shredding, burning documents in case Taleban wins
KABUL (BLOOMBERG) - The US embassy staff in Kabul has been told to start destroying sensitive material, underscoring that the...
In desperation, US scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Joe Biden's administration has been holding secret talks with more countries than previously known in a...
US issues new terrorism threat warning ahead of Sept 11 anniversary
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new terrorism threat advisory on Friday (Aug...