Gunfire rang out at Kabul as the Taliban celebrated the last US troops leaving Afghanistan. BBC News Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet says the skies were full of red tracer and machine gun fire as the Taliban hailed the US departure, nearly 20 years since the US-led invasion forced them […]
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The day after the category four hurricane hit Louisiana, over a million are left without electricity. With wind gusts of up to 172mph (277km/h), the storm tied the state’s previous record for wind speed. Heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge led to extreme flooding throughout the region. Source link
Emal Ahmadi and relatives and friends have been combing through wreckage in Kabul, searching for the remains of 10 relatives they say were killed in a US drone strike on Sunday. The family told the BBC that six children were among the dead, including Emal’s two-year-old daughter Sumaya. The US […]
An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape. Source link
The European Union is set to recommend barring American travellers as US hospital admissions peak. Source link
Europe could see another 236,000 deaths by December as vaccinations slow, a WHO official predicts. Source link
It was the Palestinian president’s first official meeting with a senior Israeli since 2010. Source link
“The President was informed that operations continue uninterrupted at HKIA (Kabul airport), and has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritize doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. Source link
Regulators are restricting game-playing for under 18s to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays Source link
A 20-storey block of flats in Milan was engulfed in flames on Sunday. The apartment block is only 10 years old, and Milan Mayor Beppe Sala said it was “unacceptable that such a modern building should have proved totally vulnerable”. All of the residents were reportedly evacuated safely. Source link