Many British citizens stuck at Kabul airport after all UK troops left, as tensions and violence intensify Afghanistan – live updates Boris Johnson and other world leaders have received assurances from the Taliban that foreign nationals and those with authorisation to exit Afghanistan will be free to leave, as tensions […]
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Sheriffs say person killed by falling tree in Prairieville as city of New Orleans falls back on power generators after network fails Report: New Orleans loses power as category 4 storm hits 3.49am BST 3.40am BST Though many left Louisiana’s capital city for safer locations ahead of Hurricane Ida, others […]
Farthing expresses ‘mixed emotions’ as animal rescue charity confirms staff left behind in Afghanistan Afghanistan – live updates A former Royal Marine whose campaign to secure the evacuation of his Kabul animal shelter divided opinion in Britain has told of his “mixed emotions” after arriving in Heathrow onboard a chartered […]
Pressure grows to begin booster jabs for the vulnerable and extend vaccinations to younger teenagers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus infections in England are now 26 times the levels that were experienced this time last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. Scientists described […]
Last civilian flight left earlier, with 14,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in past fortnight The final UK flight carrying troops and diplomatic personnel has left Kabul airport, bringing to an end Britain’s 20-year campaign in Afghanistan. The last evacuation flight left earlier on Saturday. About 14,000 people were airlifted out […]
President vows that drone strike on Islamic State will not be last Taliban says it will announce Afghan cabinet soon ‘Biden’s worst nightmare’: how Afghanistan shook a president Joe Biden warned on Saturday that another terrorist attack in Kabul was highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours, and […]
Speaking on Saturday afternoon, Biden vows further strikes against Islamic State as airport terror threat ‘remains high’; largest UK evacuation mission since second world war comes to a close Joe Biden says new Kabul terror attack highly likely in next 24 to 36 hours UK councils ‘ready to assist’ Afghan […]
Block on decisions on Afghan protection claims discovered by asylum seeker’s lawyer An Afghan man who arrived in the UK at the age of 14 after fleeing persecution has been “left in limbo” because of a Home Office policy blocking decisions on all asylum claims from Afghanistan. The 26-year-old Afghan […]
US warns citizens to leave airport gates and not to travel to airport; US drone strike killed Islamic State member, no civilians Fear and fury in Kabul as thousands face being abandoned by UK US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan Afghans crowd airport gates as evacuation efforts wind […]
Sirhan, 77, convicted of killing Kennedy in Los Angeles in 1968 Decision subject to further review and governor’s final approval The man who killed Robert F Kennedy was granted parole on Friday after two of the former attorney general, senator and presidential hopeful’s sons spoke in favor of release and […]