A baby born on board a U.S. military flight during the evacuation mission from Afghanistan has been named after the plane. The girl was born at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany and was named Reach after the plane’s call sign, commander of the U.S. forces in Europe, Tod Wolters, said at a Pentagon […]Read More
Japan is expanding a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 in all, to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, the minister in charge of COVID-19 countermeasures announced on Wednesday. The government has so far placed 13 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, including the capital, Tokyo, under emergency restrictions due […]Read More
Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions,” following months of resurgent tensions between the North African rivals. The countries have long accused one another of backing opposition movements as proxies, with Algeria’s support for separatists in the disputed region of Western Sahara […]Read More
Boris Johnson will make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders from the G7 countries on Tuesday. Many thousands of people are crowded outside Kabul airport, desperate to leave after the Taliban swept to power. The US intends to pull all troops out by the end of the month. Mr Biden said discussions […]Read More
The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government Tuesday, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee. The statement by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, represents the first comments […]Read More
Facebook has confirmed it will continue to ban Taliban content from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation. The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the group. For years, the Taliban has used social media to spread its messages. […]Read More
The Biden administration has increased the amount of government-provided food assistance distributed to approximately one in eight Americans each month. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced an increase of over 25% for funds used to buy food. The increased budget will be available starting in October to the 42 million people who […]Read More
The chop of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport punctuated a frantic rush by thousands of other foreigners and Afghans to flee to safety as well, as a stunningly swift Taliban takeover entered the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. The U.S. was pouring thousands of fresh troops into the country temporarily to safeguard […]Read More
Although some countries have begun to rectify their “heinous legacy” of discrimination against indigenous people, more action is still needed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. In his message marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the UN chief called for ending to the “grievous inequalities” affecting these communities. “Indigenous peoples around […]Read More
Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region. Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians. Residents have been fleeing the rebel advance, local officials told the BBC. Thousands have […]Read More