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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The chaos of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan was harrowing for those on the ground. Read mo...

'I'm thinking someone's going to come and kill us': British national still in Kabul makes plea for help

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British national still in Afghanistan has told Sky News he fears for the lives of him and his famil...

Ex-British soldier leading escape effort after being stranded in Afghanistan says people are 'desperate'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former British soldier has launched a plan to save 400 Afghan nationals and has called on the gover...

The US recovered from the fall of Saigon in 1975 but a post-Afghanistan comeback will be more difficult

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J With its last soldier home from Afghanistan, America can take stock and reflect. Read more

You'll have to tell Instagram your birthday if you want to log in

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Instagram will require all users to enter their birthdate to log in, even those who weren't asked...

Afghan presenter surrounded by Taliban fighters with AK-47s during TV interview

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A TV presenter was surrounded by Taliban fighters carrying AK-47s while he conducted an interview wit...

Greta Thunberg says no countries 'even doing close to' what is needed to tackle climate change

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said there are no countries "even doing close to" what ...

Toyota restarts driverless shuttles after Paralympics accident forced athlete to withdraw from event

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Toyota has restarted its autonomous shuttle service at the Tokyo Paralympics following a collision wi...

China working on constructing miles-wide 'ultra-large' spacecraft

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A government research organisation in China has outlined plans to design and build "ultra-large...

Cristiano Ronaldo officially signs for Man United as details of contract revealed

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two-year contract to return to Manchester United. Read more

Raab admits British nationals still in Afghanistan face 'challenge' to find route out of country

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted it will be a "challenge" for British nationals ...

UK 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan - RAF chief

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK is "ready" to launch strikes at ISIS in Afghanistan, after it was revealed by the Pe...

As the West leaves Afghanistan, Kabul's neighbours will need to work with the Taliban to bring stability to the region

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan the focus has been on the evacuation effort, as people ...

US completes withdrawal from Afghanistan - ending 20-year 'forever war'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from Kabul...

Paris introduces strict speed limit on most of its streets to cut emissions

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A strict speed limit has been introduced on almost all of the streets in Paris. Read more

How many people have been evacuated from Afghanistan?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At one point in the final days of evacuations from Afghanistan, flights were said to be taking off ev...

'They want to kill us': Afghan interpreter who worked with British troops in hiding after visa rejected

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An interpreter who saved the lives of British troops in Afghanistan has been refused entry into the U...

Armed robbers 'strap people on car roofs' as human shields as they raid several banks in Brazil

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Armed robbers have hit three banks in a Brazilian city after taking hostages, reportedly strapping th...

Leaded petrol phased out in the Algeria - the last country to stop using the fuel

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The last country in the world to use leaded petrol has stopped selling the highly toxic fuel, bringin...

Galaxies are the great polluters, new research finds

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Galaxies pollute the environments they exist in astronomers have discovered, using a new imaging syst...

10 members of one family, including several children, killed following US drone strike, family says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ten members of one Afghan family were killed following a US drone strike in Kabul, according to relat...

CCTV cameras could be installed in South Korea operating rooms after surgery mistakes

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Hospitals in South Korea could be required to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms after a s...

Third vaccines aren't 'luxury boosters' taken from people without a first jab, WHO Europe boss says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Third coronavirus vaccines are not "luxury boosters" making vaccine inequity worse but a me...

China bans under-18s from playing online games for more than an hour a day

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chinese government has banned under-18s from playing online games for more than an hour a day, an...

Raab to hold diplomatic talks on Taliban's safe passage for Afghans pledge

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dominic Raab is to hold a series of diplomatic meetings this week focusing on future engagement with ...

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer COVID jab

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New Zealand has reported its first death linked to the Pfizer vaccine after a woman suffered a rare s...

North Korea 'resumes main nuclear reactor operation', UN says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J North Korea has resumed its main nuclear operation, a UN report has claimed. Read more

Rockets fired at Kabul airport 'intercepted by missile defence system' - US official

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Multiple rockets fired at Kabul airport have been intercepted by a missile defence system, a US offic...

'Our baby's heart suddenly stopped': Children dying with COVID at alarming rate in Indonesia

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A little round face stares out from a phone screen. Read more

'Corruption from day one': Afghan colonel now in hiding on who he blames for return of the Taliban

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J "I want to make it clear that the Afghan security forces fought a hard fight. They really stood ...

Firefighters tackle huge blaze as high-rise flats in Milan engulfed by flames

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Italian firefighters battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-storey resid...

At least 30 soldiers killed and 65 injured in strikes on Yemen military base

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scores of soldiers have been killed in missile strikes on a government-backed military base in Yemen....

Ida makes landfall as 'extremely dangerous' category four storm - National Hurricane Center

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Hurricane Ida has made landfall in Louisiana as an "extremely dangerous" category four stor...

Biden present as bodies of 13 American troops killed in Kabul attack return to US soil

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J US President Joe Biden is attending a military base as the bodies of 13 American troops killed in Thu...

Drone destroys vehicle carrying explosives heading for Kabul airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A drone has destroyed a vehicle which was carrying "a substantial amount of explosive material...

Passenger ferry runs aground in Ibiza leaving 25 injured including boy aged 10

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A passenger ferry has run aground in Ibiza reportedly leaving 25 people injured - two seriously - inc...

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he faces either re-election, death or prison

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro says he sees three possibilities for his future: re-election in...

West could face another 9/11 if it abandons Afghanistan again, says Pakistan security adviser

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pakistan's national security adviser has suggested the West faces another 9/11 if it abandons Afg...

Afghan interpreter tells of being 'in hell' while desperately hoping for a flight to safety

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Salvation for the last Afghan interpreter to be evacuated to the UK came at night when British soldie...

'I love my job': US Marine posted moving photo of herself with an Afghan child just days before she was killed

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J One of Nicole Gee's last social media posts was a photo of her cradling a baby amid the chaos out...

After fleeing fear and death, Afghan evacuees start to hope as they wait to be flown to America

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In an otherwise forgettable corner of western Germany, you drive round a corner and find yourself in ...

From the horror of 9/11 to the Taliban's takeover - how America's longest war unfolded

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J What happened in America on 11 September 2001 changed the course of history. Read more

Last UK troops leave Kabul on final military flight - bringing Britain's 20-year Afghanistan campaign to an end

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The last remaining UK troops have been flown out of Kabul airport, ending Britain's 20-year campa...

Italy to scrap quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers from UK

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Travellers from the UK will no longer have to quarantine when they arrive in Italy if they are fully ...

Baby Afghan girl born at 30,000ft on UK-bound evacuation flight

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A baby girl has been born on an Afghanistan evacuation flight heading for Birmingham airport. Read m...

Two 'high profile' ISIS-K fighters killed and third wounded in Afghanistan airstrike, Pentagon confirms

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States killed two "high profile" ISIS targets and wounded a third in retaliation...

Expedition crew believe they've accidentally discovered world's northernmost island

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Scientists believe they have discovered the northernmost island in the world, after a tiny patch of l...

China rejects US report that says COVID may have come from Wuhan lab

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A US report which says COVID-19 may have started in a laboratory is "not scientifically credible...

Visually impaired Paralympian forced to withdraw after collision with self-driving bus in athletes' village

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Toyota has temporarily suspended its autonomous buses in the Paralympics athletes' village after ...

Escaping the Taliban: Afghanistan's displaced people

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Such has been the desperation of some Afghans to flee Taliban rule, many stayed at the gates of Kabul...

Three cups of coffee a day 'can lower risk of stroke and heart disease'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day can lower the risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, accor...

US airstrike targets Islamic State in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul airport attack

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US has killed an Islamic State "planner" in retaliation for Thursday's suicide bomb...

San Francisco's Little Kabul hopes to offer sanctuary to fleeing Afghans - but many will not make it

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It was when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 that the first wave of refugees settled in a...

Robert F Kennedy's killer granted parole after two of RFK's sons say they support his release

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Robert F. Kennedy's killer, Sirhan Sirhan, has been granted parole after two of RFK's sons sa...

Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle....

Ronaldo in numbers: The hundreds of goals and dozens of trophies

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world's best footballers. Read more

'No hope for them': British Afghan fears his family will be executed by Taliban after being left behind in Kabul

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Twenty years ago after being tortured, Najib Afzali fled the Taliban from Afghanistan and settled in ...

Two Britons and child of third UK national, among 95 people killed in Kabul terror attack

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two British men and the teenage child of a third UK national were among 95 people killed in the terro...

The biometric, social and business data the Taliban could use to target left-behind Afghans

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Concerns are mounting that the Taliban has gained access to vast amounts of personal information thro...

PM vows to 'shift heaven and earth' to get more people out of Afghanistan after 31 August deadline

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson has pledged to "shift heaven and earth" to get more people out of Afghanistan...

Two-year-old girl abducted and taken abroad - as police issue appeal to find her

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police say a two-year-old girl has been abducted from Lancaster and taken abroad, as officers appeale...

Two Britons and child of third UK national, among 95 people killed in Kabul terror attack

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two British men and the teenage child of a third UK national were among 95 people killed in the terro...

'Welcome home': Manchester United reach deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Manchester United has reached an agreement to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, the club has said...

Afghan interpreters unable to escape describe terror as they hide from Taliban

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Interpreters trapped in Afghanistan have described their terror as they hide from the Taliban after t...

Gunmen release kidnapped Nigeria schoolchildren after three months

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gunmen have released some of the children kidnapped from a school in Nigeria three months ago. Read ...

Ancient woman's DNA challenges scientists' long-held theories about early humans

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Archaeologists have analysed DNA found in the remains of a woman who died 7,200 years ago in Indonesi...

Cristiano Ronaldo tells Juventus he wants to leave as speculation grows over Man City move

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cristiano Ronaldo has told Juventus he wants to leave, the Italian club's manager has said. Read...

'Biggest hostage crisis ever seen': Fears for Britons and others left behind in Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A leading MP who served with the army in Afghanistan has said the UK "may find ourselves with th...

Ex-marine's animals 'turned away' after reaching Kabul airport in bid to flee Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former Royal Marine seeking to evacuate animals from Afghanistan says they and his team were "...

UK's Afghanistan evacuation has 'matter of hours left' - defence secretary

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK's evacuation mission at Kabul's airport has "a matter of hours" left and no ...

A promise to Kabul airport attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Joe Biden has warned those behind the terror attacks at Kabul's airport: "We will not forgiv...

Biden pledges a new war on terror, but will the American public and the Taliban tolerate it?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It was a deeply emotional statement from the American president. Read more

Documents left at British embassy in Kabul could have endangered local workers

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Documents identifying Afghan workers and job applicants have been found on the ground at the British ...

A day of violence in Kabul: How the attacks unfolded

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 73 people, including 13 US servicemen, have been killed in blasts outside and nearby Kabul...

Joe Biden warns Kabul airport attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Joe Biden has warned those behind the attacks at Kabul's airport on Thursday: "We will not f...

Who are Afghanistan terror group ISIS-K?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J ISIS-K has said it carried out the attacks outside Kabul airport that killed dozens of people. Read ...

Rise in applications from Afghans seeking asylum in UK even before Taliban takeover

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J UK asylum applications from Afghanistan rose by 53% in the second quarter of this year even before th...

'A wake up call': Madagascar on verge of world's first climate change induced famine

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Catastrophic levels of hunger in drought-stricken Madagascar should be a "wake up call" on ...

'I can't get the faces out of my mind': Sky reporter feared for those left behind as he departed Kabul

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sky's chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay has spent a number of days reporting on the desperation o...

How many people has each country evacuated from Afghanistan?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Evacuation efforts have been in a race against time as countries try to get vulnerable Afghans and th...

Mass brawl erupts in Armenian parliament as officials hurl objects at each other

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Violence erupted in Armenia's parliament on Wednesday with officials hurling objects and grapplin...

Explosion outside Kabul airport - number of casualties unclear, Pentagon says

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An explosion has taken place outside Kabul airport amid the evacuations of thousands of people from W...

Born without arms, shot during childhood, fleeing war zones: Refugee Paralympic Team's inspiring stories

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Refugee Olympic Team made its first appearance at the 2016 games. Read more

Time left for Kabul evacuations 'quite short', PM says - amid warnings airport is under threat of terror attack

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The “overwhelming majority” of people eligible for evacuation from Kabul airport have now left Afghan...

Refugee Paralympic Team's message of hope to millions around the world

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Refugee Olympic Team made its first appearance at the 2016 games. Read more

Leopard attacks model during photoshoot inside big cat enclosure

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A model has been left with severe head injuries after being attacked by a leopard during a photoshoot...

Australian farmer pays tribute to late aunt by arranging sheep in heart shape

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A farmer in Australia has paid his respects to his late aunt by arranging dozens of sheep in the shap...

'Desperate Afghans' can't be moved to bring animal rescue staff to 'front of queue', minister says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J British troops cannot move "desperate Afghans" out of the way to bring a former Royal Marin...

Manhunt for sacked police chief, known as 'Jo Ferrari', wanted over viral torture video

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A major manhunt is under way in Thailand for a former senior police officer who allegedly killed a dr...

'Very lethal attack' could occur at Kabul airport in matter of hours, minister says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A "very lethal attack" could happen at Kabul airport in a matter of hours, Armed Forces Min...

Why fears of an attack on Kabul airport have grown - and who are terror group ISIS-K?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Preventing Afghanistan from again becoming a haven for terrorists who threaten the United States and ...

Desperate people on a dangerous route: Why Lampedusa is a magnet for migrants

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lampedusa is an island that is, at once, blessed and cursed by its own position - a speck on the map,...

'You will regret this': Japan crime boss's chilling threat to judge after being sentenced to death

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Japanese crime boss issued a sinister warning to a judge after he was sentenced to death for orderi...

20 years ago Afghanistan was a terrorist haven, an attack at the airport would show it could be again

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Preventing Afghanistan from again becoming a haven for terrorists who threaten the United States and ...

British Army surgeon used new dad skills to comfort baby passed over barbed wire in Kabul

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A British Army surgeon has told of using his skills as a new father to settle a baby passed over barb...

Travel lists to be updated - find out which countries may go red

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK's travel lists are set to be updated later, with European countries considered mostly safe...

US pledges to help people leave Afghanistan after 31 August deadline

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US will continue to help people to leave Afghanistan after the 31 August deadline, Antony Blinken...

Gunman kills four in diplomatic quarter of Tanzania's main city

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A gunman has killed four people during a shooting rampage in the diplomatic quarter of Tanzania large...

'Scrotum frogs' go on display at British zoo as part of efforts to save endangered species

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J "Scrotum frogs" have gone on display at a British zoo as part of efforts to save the specie...

Relief as fleeing Afghans arrive in Qatar - and the terror of those left behind

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J On the tarmac at Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a C17 plane opens its doors to a new life. Read more

FIFA boss urges PM to give footballers due to play red list internationals an exemption

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The president of FIFA has called on Boris Johnson to give footballers due to play games in red list c...

'Very high risk of terror attack' against the evacuation operation by UK and its allies - UK source

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J There is a "very high risk of a terrorist attack" against the evacuation operation by the U...

UK evacuates over 10,000 from Kabul - as every effort being made to airlift thousands more Afghans, says commander

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK has flown more than 10,000 people from Kabul to safety in the past nine days and is now rescui...

Global greenhouse gas levels were highest ever in 2020 despite lockdowns, study finds

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Any hopes that pandemic lockdowns dented the build up of greenhouse gases have been dashed as a new r...

Afghan COVID jabs drop by 80% following Taliban takeover as UN warns of vaccine expiry

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J COVID vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80% since the Taliban took control of Kabul last we...

'The world has let us down': Afghan pop star describes 'horrifying' escape from Kabul

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Afghan pop star and activist has told Sky News of her "horrifying" escape from the count...

Wild tortoise's 'horrifying' attack on baby bird never seen before, say experts

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Pictures of a Seychelles giant tortoise launching a "horrifying" attack on a tern chick is ...

Afghanistan's all-girl robotics team lands safely after being given refuge by Mexico

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Five members of Afghanistan's all-girl robotics team have landed safely in Mexico after fleeing t...

Raab says 'with benefit of hindsight' he would have come home from holiday earlier

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dominic Raab has admitted that with the "benefit of hindsight" he would have come back from...

Fresh hope for ex-Marine's bid to rescue 200 dogs and cats from Kabul

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former Royal Marine trying to evacuate 200 dogs and cats alongside his animal shelter staff out of ...

UK evacuation flights from Kabul may have to stop this week

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK's evacuation flights from Afghanistan may have to stop by the end of the week after Boris ...

Japanese 112 mph rollercoaster shut down after four riders report broken bones

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A rollercoaster in Japan - which claimed to be the world's fastest accelerating - has been shut d...

Hope is all they have left: No good options left for refugees waiting in sewage-filled canal

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The usual low-level growl of thousands of people talking, shouting and pleading on the other side of ...

Britain working to keep airport open in Afghanistan after troops withdraw

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Britain is actively working to keep an airport open in Afghanistan after the final withdrawal of troo...

G7 has agreed 'roadmap' for future engagement - but Taliban must ensure refugees' safe passage, says PM

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The G7 group of nations has agreed a "roadmap" for future engagement with the Taliban and w...

Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony takes place - with the theme 'we have wings'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Tokyo Paralympics has opened with fireworks, music, acrobats and clowns in the same empty stadium...

How Sarah Storey overcame bullying and eating disorder to become Britain's greatest female Paralympian

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J She has won 14 Paralympic gold medals and broken 75 world records, but Dame Sarah Storey is clear abo...

Taliban wants all foreign evacuations to be completed by next Tuesday's deadline

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban says it wants all foreign evacuations from Afghanistan to be completed when US troops wit...

Taliban wants all foreign evacuations to be completed by Tuesday deadline next week

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban has said it wants all foreign evacuations from Afghanistan to be completed when US troops...

Attempted murder investigation at German university after milk cartons 'contaminated'

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Seven people at a university in western Germany have received medical treatment after displaying symp...

UN warns of 'summary executions' in Afghanistan and restrictions on women's rights

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UN high commissioner for human rights has warned that she has credible reports of "summary e...

'There's no time to waste': Airbnb to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Airbnb has said it will pay to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees while they wait to find perma...

CIA director secretly meets Taliban leader as Biden mulls Afghanistan evacuation deadline

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The director of the CIA has secretly met the Taliban leader - as Joe Biden considers whether to exten...

Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony gets under way - with the theme 'we have wings'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Tokyo Paralympics has opened with fireworks, music, acrobats and clowns in the same empty stadium...

What does each G7 nation think of Afghanistan evacuation deadline and could Taliban veto extension?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson is expected to ask Joe Biden to keep his troops in Afghanistan's capital for longer...

Hackers leak security footage of abuse inside Iran's notorious Evin prison

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Hackers have leaked soundless security camera footage from inside Iran's notorious Evin prison sh...

Hundreds of cubes of Nazi uranium are missing - now scientists have a new way to spot them

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Hundreds of cubes of Nazi uranium produced as part of the German nuclear research programme went miss...

Afghanistan exit deadline extension 'unlikely' as situation gets 'more dangerous' - defence secretary

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said it is "unlikely" the 31 August deadline to pull troo...

Security concerns could be deciding factor in whether to extend Afghan mission

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Growing security concerns in Afghanistan could well sink any diplomatic drive by the UK to delay a US...

PM urges Biden and other world leaders to stand by Afghan people ahead of virtual G7

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson is urging President Joe Biden and other world leaders to stand by the Afghan people and...

The girls who left everything behind: Teenagers forced to flee Taliban rule to save education chances

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J These teenagers were supposed to be the future of Afghanistan. Read more

Putin orders nuclear submarines to boost Russian navy - but Kremlin vows not to interfere in Afghanistan crisis

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Vladimir Putin has ramped up efforts to modernise the Russian navy by launching the construction of n...

Gang leader offers truce to help Haiti earthquake relief efforts as death toll passes 2,200

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A gang leader is offering a truce to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti as the number of people ...

'The Taliban were going to kill me': Terrified evacuees start their new lives in the 'hopeful zone'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It's calmer outside the camp. Read more

Turkey expects to be removed from red list when travel rules reviewed later this week

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Turkey expects to be removed from the UK's travel red list later this week, the country's emb...

Ellie Simmonds and John Stubbs revealed as GB flag bearers for Tokyo Paralympics

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The flag bearers for the ParalympicsGB team have been revealed as Ellie Simmonds OBE and John Stubbs ...

US and Singapore agree to tackle cyber threats and climate change as Harris visits Southeast Asia

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US and Singapore have agreed new deals aimed at combating cyber threats, tackling climate change,...

Puppies among 15 rescue dogs shot dead by council in Australia over COVID restrictions

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Fifteen rescue dogs, including 10 puppies, have been shot dead by a council in Australia under its in...

Winemakers assessing 'heartbreaking' damage after French vineyards hit by wildfires

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Winemakers in the south of France are assessing the damage to vineyards following wildfires that swep...

UK's Afghanistan evacuation effort 'down to hours, not weeks', defence secretary says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK's evacuation effort in Afghanistan is "down to hours now, not weeks", the defenc...

Extension to British evacuation in Kabul depends on G7 talks with US and Taliban - armed forces minister

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J British evacuations out of Afghanistan could not have happened without the US - and an extension depe...

New Zealand extends coronavirus lockdown amid Delta variant outbreak

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New Zealand's nationwide coronavirus lockdown has been extended until the end of the week. Read ...

Did the Olympics cause COVID infections to surge in Japan?

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Organisers in Japan are under pressure to cancel the Paralympics as another wave of COVID-19 rips thr...

French football match abandoned after fans throw projectiles and invade pitch

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A French league match between Nice and Marseille was abandoned on Sunday after home fans threw projec...

'It's a red line': Taliban warns of 'consequences' if Biden delays withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The deadline for troops to withdraw from Afghanistan is just days away and the desperate evacuation o...

'It's a strange Games but we all feel great to be here': Team GB athletes prepare for start of Tokyo Paralympics

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Final preparations are being made for the start of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo where Britain...

Blame game could inflict lasting damage on the balance of power between democracies and authoritarian regimes

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The crisis in Afghanistan is a "pretty fundamental moment" for the special relationship bet...

PM to personally plead with Biden to extend deadline for US withdrawal from Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Boris Johnson will personally plead with Joe Biden to extend a deadline for US troops leaving Afghani...

Tennessee floods: 22 dead and dozens missing after record rain in southeastern state

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 22 people are dead after record-setting rain caused devastating flooding that swept away hom...

Biden 'convinced' he is right on Afghan pullout - and says evacuations 'would have been hard no matter when we started'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Joe Biden has defended the US military pullout in Afghanistan, saying that the mass evacuation of ref...

Josephine Baker to become first black woman given Paris burial honour

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon mon...

Inside the purgatory where Afghans are trying to take the longest three steps in the world

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It's only a gate. A big, reinforced iron gate protected by paratroopers, but nevertheless it is j...

'Please help us': Desperate plea from migrants stuck in no man's land between Belarus and Latvia

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The messages are increasingly desperate. "Please help us because we are so hurt, we are broken...

Israel strikes Hamas weapons sites in Gaza after violent demonstrations

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Israel bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip in response to violent demonstrati...

Blair criticises Biden and says troops should have stayed in Afghanistan 'to see it through'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J US and UK troops should have stayed in Afghanistan "to see it through", Tony Blair has said...

Not everybody will be able to flee Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, says minister

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Not everybody will be able to flee Afghanistan, armed forces minister James Heappey has warned, as he...

Ten dead and dozens missing after record rain and flash floods in Tennessee

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least 10 people are dead and 30 are missing after record rainfall washed away homes and rural road...

Seven people killed in crowd near Kabul airport - UK MoD

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Seven people in the crowds near Kabul airport died amid the chaos of those fleeing the Taliban takeov...

Afghan mother goes into labour on evacuation flight, forcing military plane to descend in altitude

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Afghan mother gave birth aboard a US military plane after it landed at a base in Germany. Read mo...

At least eight dead as Hurricane Grace hits Mexico for second time

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least eight people, including children, have died after Hurricane Grace hit Mexico for the second ...

'A stain on the West': The story of how the 'greatest military force ever assembled' abandoned Afghanistan

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban's triumphant march into Kabul seven days ago was the result of long-term planning and...

The story behind the picture: British soldier says image of him with child in Kabul 'sums up what the guys are doing'

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J It is a picture that's come to symbolise the British military's role in the relief operation ...

'Lives are at stake': British forces have evacuated 3,800 from Kabul - but fears mount over deadline

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nearly 4,000 Afghan and British nationals have been evacuated from Afghanistan, but fears remain many...

Beaten up by the Taliban: British family's ordeal escaping Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Threatened, held at gunpoint, and beaten up by the Taliban; a family of thirteen from London have spo...

Intelligence services warned me I was on Taliban hit list, says Afghan escapee

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Those taking off into the sky from Kabul are the lucky ones. Read more

Taliban begins outlining how it will govern - as it looks to use ex-govt experts for 'crisis management'

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban has begun to set out how it plans to run Afghanistan after its takeover, as chaos at the ...

Haiti quake deaths surpass 2,000 as tensions grow over slow pace of aid

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has now surpassed 2,000, as anger grows over t...

Massive wildfires devastate protected area of Bolivian forest

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J More than 1,000 square miles of Bolivian forests have been destroyed by wildfires, authorities say. ...

Crushed to death, dehydrated and terrified: The evacuation chaos at Kabul's airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The US embassy in Afghanistan has advised American citizens to avoid traveling to Kabul's airport...

Minister for Afghanistan was on staycation holiday as Kabul fell, Sky News understands

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The minister for Afghanistan was also on holiday last week as Kabul fell, Sky News has learnt. Read ...

China will allow couples to have three children as concern grows over aging population and low birth rate

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China will allow couples to have a third child as concerns grow that the country's low birth rate...

Taliban begins outlining how it will govern Afghanistan - as evacuation drive steps up

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban has begun to set out how it plans to run Afghanistan after its takeover, saying former go...

Toxic algae possible cause of death of entire family of hikers

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A toxic algae bloom is under investigation as one of the possible causes after an entire family of hi...

Record daily number of COVID cases in Australia amid unrest over lockdown measures

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Australia has reported a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases, as police blocked transport into ...

UK in race against time after US president sets 10-day rescue deadline in Afghanistan

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK is in a race against time to help British nationals and supportive Afghans flee Afghanistan af...

'I ignored death threats and they bombed my house': One woman's reality of life under the Taliban

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Taliban claims it is has changed from its punitive regime two decades ago and will allow women an...

'Our borders will remain safe': Greece erects 40km fence to stop Afghan asylum seekers entering Europe

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Greece has completed work on a 40km fence with surveillance system to stop asylum seekers crossing in...

New England preparing for its first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years as Storm Henri intensifies

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New England is preparing for its first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years, as storm Henri gathers ...

'It's time to end this war': US president vows to get Americans and allies home but admits 'cannot promise' final outcome

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J President Joe Biden has told US citizens stuck in Afghanistan and allies who worked alongside America...

British soldiers rush to aid baby in blistering heat at Kabul airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J British soldiers have been pictured rushing to the aid of a baby during blistering temperatures outsi...

'It's time to end this war': US president promises to get Americans home but admits 'cannot promise' final outcome

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J President Joe Biden has told US citizens stuck in Afghanistan and allies who worked alongside America...

Crushed as far as the eye can see: Clock is ticking for thousands queuing to escape as Taliban beat Afghans with canes

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Every day the scene outside the British evacuation camp changes, every day it seems to get worse and ...

Rain falls at summit of Greenland's ice sheet for first time in recorded history

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rain fell for several hours at the summit of Greenland's ice sheet last weekend for the first tim...

In pictures: British troops and the Taliban at Kabul airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The UK has been working with the Taliban to evacuate British citizens and Afghans in Kabul. Read mor...

'It's worse than we could imagine': Afghan judges fear for their lives - as UK urged to protect them

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Any sense of law and order in Afghanistan is now according to Taliban rules. Read more

UK imposes sanctions on seven Russian FSB agents over Navalny poisoning

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Seven members of the Russian security services have been hit with sanctions by the UK following the p...

Raab defends not calling Afghan foreign minister while on holiday as he was 'prioritising security' at Kabul airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dominic Raab has said he did not call Afghanistan's foreign minister when he was on holiday as he...

Woman attacked by alligator says 'I love him' and it shouldn't face any consequences

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An animal handler attacked by an alligator as crying children looked on has said she "loves...

Japanese actor and Kill Bill star Sonny Chiba dies aged 82 after COVID diagnosis

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Japanese actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba, who appeared in Kill Bill, has died aged 82. Read mor...

'Hurry up!': NY subway passenger collapsed on tracks is rescued moments before train arrives

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A passenger who had collapsed on the tracks at a New York subway station was rescued by a police offi...

RAF evacuates almost 1,000 people from Kabul in last 24 hours, armed forces minister says

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Royal Air Force has evacuated 963 people from Kabul in the last 24 hours, armed forces minister J...

Taliban fighters tortured and killed Hazara men with 'cold-blooded brutality', says Amnesty International

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Taliban fighters killed nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan's Ghazni provi...

'A shameful betrayal': More than 100 guards at British embassy in Kabul told they are not eligible for UK protection - report

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Leaving embassy staff without UK protection is "a shameful betrayal" the Labour party has s...

Money and power drive Afghanistan's opium production - but how will the Taliban wean themselves off the profitable trade?

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Afghanistan produces most of the world's opium and heroin but the Taliban claim drugs will no lon...

Polish Olympian auctions silver medal to pay for baby's lifesaving heart surgery

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Polish Olympian has auctioned her silver medal from the Tokyo Games to raise money for an eight-mon...

Man wanted for buying stolen van Gogh paintings arrested in Dubai

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by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A man wanted in Italy for allegedly buying stolen Vincent van Gogh paintings - and also being an inte...

Female Afghan MP doubts Taliban will to stick to women's rights promises

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Afghan MP has expressed doubt that the Taliban will keep its promises to uphold the rights of wome...

Outside the compound: Confused and desperate people wait under Taliban 'security' for a chance to escape

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The paras knew we wanted to get outside of the British evacuation camp where they're protecting a...

Under-pressure Raab chairs meeting of 'concerned' G7 foreign ministers over Afghanistan crisis

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J G7 foreign ministers have said they are "deeply concerned" by reports of the Taliban's ...

Young Afghan footballer 'dies in fall from plane' at Kabul airport

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Afghan national youth team footballer has died in a fall from a US plane at Kabul airport, a local...

'My heart is in pain': First female Afghan Air Force pilot's fears over Taliban war against women

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A former Afghan Air Force pilot says her "heart is in pain" for the women and girls of Afgh...

Toyota slashes production as it becomes latest carmaker hit by global chip shortage

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Toyota is to cut production by 40% next month as it becomes the latest carmaker to be affected by the...

Last living Khmer Rouge leader denies crimes against humanity in genocide conviction appeal

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The last surviving senior leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge has denied ever committing any crimes ...

Afghans wave national flag in defiance of Taliban on Independence Day despite violent reprisals

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Afghan protesters have waved their national flag in a symbol of defiance against the Taliban on the c...

Defence secretary backs UK armed forces chief over 'Taliban has changed' remarks

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has backed the UK's armed forces chief over comments he made to Sky...

Anger as Nicole Kidman allowed to skip strict quarantine to film series about privileged expats

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nicole Kidman has been allowed to skip tough quarantine rules in Hong Kong, government officials have...

Global markets slide amid signs Fed to 'taper' emergency stimulus despite Delta concerns

by skynews.com https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Stock markets have fallen sharply after signs that the US Federal Reserve could start pulling away em...

No child will be taken out of Kabul on their own, defence sec says, following reports of women throwing babies over razor wire