Amid Kabul chaos, UK calls on US to extend August 31 deadline
Al Jazeera
Johnson will ask Biden to extend evacuation efforts beyond the troop withdrawal deadline at Tuesday’s G7 talks.
As chaos continues to grip Afghanistan, the United Kingdom will be calling on the United States to keep American troops in the war-torn country beyond Washington’s August 31 deadline, so evacuation flights out of Kabul airport can continue. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to ask US President Joe Biden to extend Washington’s self-imposed deadline on Tuesday, at an emergency G7 meeting of leaders on Afghanistan. The virtual talks come as Afghans and foreigners continue to fill Hamid Karzai International airport in desperate bids to flee the Taliban’s takeover.
At least four people have been killed in the attack on the Basta neighbourhood, according to the Health Ministry.
A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Could this be a new form of underwater warfare?
The hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs.
Cola Gaza offers its drinkers an ‘apartheid-free’ alternative as they boycott big-name brands.
These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Defectors from Myanmar’s military and police are learning skills that could put them on a new path after years of war.
World Health Organization says 226 health workers, patients killed in Lebanon since start of Israel’s war on Hezbollah.
UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases.’
In a new interview, the scandal-plagued Gaetz reaffirmed his commitment to being a member of Trump’s ‘America First army’.
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.