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World leaders adapt to new Afghan political realities
PARIS (AFP) - World leaders were adjusting to the new political reality in Afghanistan on Monday (Aug 16), the downbeat...
Afghan ceasefire deal struck in Doha collapsed when President Ghani fled
DOHA (BLOOMBERG) - The weeks leading up to Kabul's collapse saw a flurry of diplomatic activity by the United States...
Six injured as self-driving Tesla crashes in school car park in southern England
LONDON (REUTERS) - Five children and an adult were taken to hospital with injuries after a self-driving Tesla Inc Model...
UK PM holds Afghanistan crisis talks, recalls Parliament
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Sunday (Aug 15) to hold further crisis talks on Afghanistan,...
Western powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (AFP) -European nations and the EU scrambled to evacuate their citizens and local staff from Kabul on Sunday (Aug...
Pentagon authorises more troops for Kabul as US embassy says airport security not stable
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Pentagon authorised another 1,000 troops to help evacuate United States citizens and Afghans who worked for...
Haiti hospitals struggle to treat thousands injured in quake as death toll rises to 1,297
LES CAYES (AFP) - Hunched on benches, curled up in chairs or even lying the floor, those injured in the...
Trump calls for Biden to resign over Taleban takeover of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday (Aug 15)...
Hospitalisations of Americans younger than 50 reach new coronavirus pandemic highs
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - A lagging vaccination campaign and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant are driving a...