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US President says Afghan leaders are to blame for the collapse of the government
17 Aug 2021,·49 mins
The insurgents have urged calm and say they're working to form a new government
16 Aug 2021,·49 mins
President Ashraf Ghani flees, while westerners gather at the airport to leave
The Taliban take over Kabul twenty years after they were forced out by western forces
The US sends troops to Kabul to evacuate citizens after Kandahar is taken by the Taliban
13 Aug 2021,·49 mins
Can the government stop the advance as the Taliban take Kandahar and other cities?
As more major cities fall to the Taliban advance, can anything stop them?
We're live in Afghanistan where the Taliban continue to make rapid advances.
12 Aug 2021,·49 mins
We'll be hearing from the Taliban as they seize a succession of provincial capitals
Tens of thousands flee their homes as Taliban advance in Afghanistan
A Canadian businessman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court.
11 Aug 2021,·49 mins
The Taliban take another provincial capital.
What are the prospects for talks in Afghanistan ?
We hear why his accuser needed to bring the case now, and in New York
10 Aug 2021,·49 mins
Virginia Giuffre says she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew, a claim he denies
Prince Andrew is being sued in New York, accused of historical sexual abuse. So why now?
UN researchers say impact of climate change is much more severe than previously thought
09 Aug 2021,·49 mins
The report will say the impact of climate change is happening more quickly than expected
Climate scientists to release report on impact of global warming in the coming decades
A year late, despite Covid and scandals, some Tokyo residents look forward to the games
23 Jul 2021,·49 mins
We get the personal reflections of our correspondent, and count the cost to Tokyo
It's just hours before the troubled 2020 Olympic Games start in Tokyo
After dramatic pictures of flooded underground trains, we have live reports from China.
22 Jul 2021,·49 mins
Catastrophic flooding in the Chinese province of Henan.
Flooding in the Chinese province of Henan - we have the latest on the rescue operation.
Severe flash floods have hit central China
21 Jul 2021,·49 mins
Severe flooding in parts of China has left underground stations and roads submerged
Flash floods in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
Pedro Castillo is declared president-elect of Peru - promising a new brand of socialism
20 Jul 2021,·49 mins
Pedro Castillo promises to level up the economy for the country's poorest
