‘I stand squarely behind my decision’: Biden defends Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON (REUTERS/AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Monday (Aug 16) said he “stood squarely behind” his decision to withdraw US...
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Firefighters battle second day of blazes near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Fires tore through the hills west of Jerusalem for a second day on Monday (Aug 16) as...
As storm looms, medics rush to hospitals overrun by Haiti quake
LES CAYES (REUTERS, NYTIMES) - Doctors and aid workers rushed on Monday (Aug 16) to get flights to southwestern Haiti...
French shopping malls to require Covid-19 health pass; hospitalisations hit above 10,000
PARIS (REUTERS) - Shopping malls in Paris and large parts of France had to ask customers to show a health...
UK’s Johnson plans virtual G-7 leaders meeting on Afghanistan
LONDON (REUTERS) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G-7 leaders to discuss the...
Taleban takeover is world’s failure, says UK
LONDON (AFP) - The Taleban takeover in Kabul is a "failure of the international community", Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace...
Fresh fires force evacuation of Greek villages
ATHENS (AFP) - Greek firefighters struggled to control two new blazes that broke out around Athens on Monday (Aug 16),...
Pfizer submits data for third Covid-19 dose approval in US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday (Aug 16) submitted preliminary clinical data to US health authorities as part...
S’pore hopes Afghan political transition will be peaceful: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE - Singapore hopes that the political transition in Afghanistan will be peaceful, with minimum bloodshed, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan...
CJ Ujah: British Olympic sprinter’s second sample tests positive for banned substances
A backup sample taken from British Olympic sprinter CJ Ujah has also tested positive for banned substances. The athlete won...