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Taliban “may regain control of Kabul before September 11”
Paul Wolfowitz tells us Taliban victory will be failure on a par with Vietnam
13 Aug 2021,45 mins
Taliban make further gains in Afghanistan
UK sending 600 military personnel to get British nationals out of Kabul
12 Aug 2021,45 mins
Fierce fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces in Kandahar
President Ashraf Ghani sacks head of the Afghan army
11 Aug 2021,45 mins
US envoy to Afghanistan is to host crisis talks
Biden says he doesn’t regret bringing US troops home
10 Aug 2021,45 mins
"Code Red for humanity"
Major UN report: carbon emissions making extreme weather conditions even worse
09 Aug 2021,45 mins
UN Security Council holds emergency Afghanistan meeting
Taliban captures a provincial capital and assassinates head of government media
06 Aug 2021,45 mins
African Union begins distributing vaccines across the continent
Initiative being led by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa
05 Aug 2021,45 mins
New changes to international travel rules
Arrivals from France no longer need to quarantine if fully jabbed
04 Aug 2021,45 mins
Belarus opposition activist found dead in Ukraine
Belarus regime coming under increasing scrutiny
03 Aug 2021,45 mins
Taliban might have committed “war crimes” in Afghanistan
British and US embassies in Kabul highlight massacre of civilians in Spin Boldak
02 Aug 2021,45 mins
Attack on UN main office western Afghanistan
Taliban have captured large swathes of territory in recent months
30 Jul 2021,45 mins
Google tells employees to be jabbed before returning to office
President Biden orders millions of US government workers to get vaccinated
29 Jul 2021,45 mins
Rules on international travel being relaxed
Fully vaccinated people from US/EU don’t have to self isolate upon UK arrival
28 Jul 2021,45 mins
First person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law
Former waiter - Tong Ying-kit - facing possible life sentence
27 Jul 2021,45 mins
US troops will end Iraq combat mission by end of 2021
18 years since President Bush ordered invasion
26 Jul 2021,45 mins
High Court judge rules there should be investigation into Omagh
Questions over whether security services could have stopped 1998 atrocity
23 Jul 2021,45 mins
Workers in food supply chain to avoid isolation
Staff allowed to take daily tests If they’re “pinged”
22 Jul 2021,45 mins
NHS workers in England to get 3% pay rise
Some health unions say it does not reflect sacrifices made by staff
21 Jul 2021,45 mins
Number 10 insists “pinged” people should quarantine
Govt says there won’t be a list of critical workers allowed to avoid isolation
20 Jul 2021,45 mins
“Freedom Day”
Night clubbers may need vaccine passports from the autumn
19 Jul 2021,45 mins
Flooding death toll grows
At least 120 people have died across western Europe
16 Jul 2021,45 mins
Dozens died in European floods
Nearly 60 killed in Germany
15 Jul 2021,45 mins
All prosecutions relating to "The Troubles" to end
Victims' families speak of their "betrayal"
14 Jul 2021,45 mins
Aid budget stays at 0.5% of national income
Rebels lose vote in Commons – Oxfam says a "disaster" for world's poor
13 Jul 2021,45 mins
All covid legal restrictions will end on July 19
Boris Johnson warns life will not return to normal next week
12 Jul 2021,45 mins
The "pinging" debate: concerns over staff shortages
BBC learns the NHS app will be told to adjust its sensitivity
09 Jul 2021,45 mins
No spectators at the Olympics
Tokyo again placed under a state of emergency
08 Jul 2021,45 mins
England beat Denmark in Euro semi final
Southgate's team reach first major final since 1966 World Cup
07 Jul 2021,45 mins
US forces “left Bagram without telling anyone”
Pentagon insists Afghan leaders were informed before withdrawal
06 Jul 2021,45 mins
Most remaining covid restrictions to be scrapped
Face coverings will become voluntary, social distancing will end
05 Jul 2021,45 mins