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- Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities.
- Local Government in Australia Kills Dogs Over Covid Fears
- Taiwan Begins Using a Homegrown Vaccine
- On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders
- Joséphine Baker to be first black woman to enter France's Panthéon
- T. Rex Was Fearsome but May Have Been a Picky Eater
- Anti-Taliban resistance group says it has thousands of fighters
- Storm Henri: Lightning strikes One World Trade Center
- Hurricane Grace: Mexican man buries wife and five children killed in mudslide
- Mozambique 'tuna bond' scandal: Ex-President Guebuza's son on trial
- Afghanistan: Foreign troops extension 'a clear violation' - Taliban
- Hours without food or water in Kabul airport 'hell'
- Live Updates: Pressure Grows on Biden to Extend Afghan Withdrawal Deadline
- Was The Tyrannosaurus Rex a Picky Eater?
- Kamala Harris stresses Southeast Asia ties on an overseas trip, but the focus returns to Afghanistan.
- How The US is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty Due to the Pandemic
- Pfizer becomes first Covid vaccine to gain full FDA approval
- Poland to build Belarus border fence after migrant influx
- Israeli strikes on Gaza high-rises may be war crimes - Human Rights Watch
- Seeking Early Signals of Dementia in Driving and Credit Scores
- Afghanistan: US under pressure over evacuation deadline
- Climate change: Europe's extreme rains made more likely by humans
- Tokyo Paralympics: A 'different' Games but Paralympians still hope to shine
- Proud Boys leader sentenced for burning Black Lives Matter flag
- Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi halts UK launch plan
- VR helps Indians and Pakistanis visit their lost homes
- Kamala Harris accuses China of coercion and intimidation
- Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan criticised over female footballers comments
- The Angolan soldier who became a London pub legend
- Hakainde Hichilema: Zambia's new president inspires African opposition leaders
- 'Hours not weeks for UK Afghan evacuation'
- Taliban Reject Extended Deadline as U.S. Races to Finish Evacuation
- Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
- Afghanistan Fiasco Raises Hard Questions for Europe
- American Vet Returns to Italy to Greet ‘Bambini’ He Last Saw in 1944
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine
- Videos Show Rush to Burn, Destroy U.S. Equipment as Kabul Fell
- U.S. Military Commander in Afghanistan Talks to Taliban Almost Daily
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- Taliban Holds First Meeting of Religious Leaders
- Neue Nationalgalerie Reopens in Berlin After 6-Year Refit
- Australia should shift its focus away from lockdowns, its prime minister says.
- Signs bubble up that a Chinese city is growing weary of lockdown.
- Australia tells Afghan refugees: ‘Do not attempt an illegal boat journey.’
- A hospital finds an unlikely group opposing vaccination: its workers.
- On Shaky Ground, Former President Karzai Stays in Afghanistan
- Ros Atkins on... Trump's Taliban deal
- Kabul arrivals in the UK: 'We are the lucky ones'
- In Shift, Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
- R. Kelly trial: Woman says singer pressured her to have abortion
- Russian toddler lost in woods for four days vows 'never again'
- Fire at Mexican offshore oil platform kills five
- Mar Menor: Tonnes of dead fish wash up on Spanish lagoon's shores
- How Afghanistan rattled Asia and emboldened China
- Afghanistan evacuation: Bittersweet relief for interpreter now in UK
- Afghan basketball star welcomed by new team in Spain
- Afghanistan: Sandhurst Sisterhood helping female Afghan soldiers to flee
- Afghanistan: Why can't the UK hold Kabul airport without the US?
- In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris Rebukes China
- Biden Faces a Trade-Off: Stop Corruption, or Migration?
- F.D.A., Not F.D.R.
- Hawaii Governor Urges Tourists to Stay Away Amid Covid Surge
- Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79
- How are women in Afghanistan reacting to Taliban takeover?
- Hissène Habré, Ex-President of Chad, Dead at 79
- Afghanistan: Secret Kabul talks between CIA and Taliban - US media
- Afghanistan: Credible reports of executions by Taliban says UN
- German poison probe after drinks spiked at university in Darmstadt
- How losing his sight spurred cyclist Steve Bate to the Paralympics
- Taliban to US: Don't encourage Afghans to leave, we need them
- Live Updates: Taliban Reject Any Delay in U.S. Withdrawal; C.I.A. Chief Visits Afghanistan
- Climate Change Contributed to Europe's Deadly Floods, Study Finds
- C.I.A. Director Had Secret Talks With Taliban in Kabul
- Chad’s former president, jailed for crimes against humanity, is dead. Reports cite Covid.
- Afghanistan: 'The sooner we finish, the better,' says Joe Biden
- US House approves Biden's $3.5tn domestic budget blueprint
- Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death
- Tokyo Paralympics: 2020 Games get under way with powerful opening ceremony
- A Kabul evacuee's tale: Dread, chaos and the Taliban
- Under Taliban Rule, Life in Kabul Transforms Once Again
- Israel's Naftali Bennett Backs Hard Line on Iran, Softer Tone With U.S.
- Montenegro Pledges to Stamp Out a Deadly Trade: Cigarette Smuggling
- A Top Democrat Warns Against a Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
- The World Bank is freezing aid disbursements to Afghanistan.
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Biden Briefs G7 on U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal
- Biden: 'Taliban helping us get people out of Afghanistan'
- US court rules asylum seekers must stay in Mexico
- Could this solar farm be a climate change solution?
- Haiti earthquake: Mother mourns daughter killed during christening
- Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine
- Bilal Sarwary: 'In the city I loved, suddenly nowhere was safe'
- Afghanistan: How much opium is produced and what's the Taliban's record?
- Tokyo Paralympics: The lowdown on being disabled in Japan
- Can the US crack down on fake vaccination cards?
- Afghanistan: World Bank halts aid after Taliban takeover
- Biden Sticks to Afghan Deadline, Resisting Pleas to Extend Evacuation
- Taliban Urges Afghan Women to Stay Home for Their Safety
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Two House members secretly flew to Kabul on an unauthorized oversight mission.
- Indonesia Relaxes Restrictions as Covid Cases Decline
- Indonesia is easing restrictions gradually as cases fall.
- Swamped by Covid patients, the Philippines’ largest public hospital closes the doors to its E.R.
- The U.S. has more unvaccinated seniors than other wealthy countries, making Delta deadlier.
- The C.D.C. adds several countries to a list that travelers should avoid.
- International students begin to return to U.S. universities after a Covid hiatus.
- Narayan Rane: India minister arrested over slap remark gets bail
- China schools: 'Xi Jinping Thought' introduced into curriculum
- In Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, Taliban Resistance Faces Long Odds
- Charlie Watts: Jagger and Richards pay tribute to Rolling Stones bandmate
- Charlie Watts: The subtle magnificence of the Rolling Stones' drummer
- Zhang Zhan, Chinese Citizen Journalist, Is Ailing From Hunger Strike
- Landslides kill 15 in western Venezuela after heavy rains
- India woman who accused MP of rape dies in self-immolation
- Kanye West files to officially change name to Ye
- Business still has time to help Afghans - AirBnB boss
- Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S.
- Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming?
- A Better Afghan Policy
- Afghanistan: Taliban committed to post-deadline safe passage, US says
- Coronavirus origins: US intelligence report 'inconclusive'
- Thai police chief, known as Jo Ferrari, wanted over viral torture clip
- Leopard attacks model in German photoshoot
- Gretchen Whitmer: Man sentenced over kidnap plot
- British stamps banned from Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean
- Aryana Sayeed: Afghanistan returns to miserable time for women
- Delta Airlines imposes $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated staff
- Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind's album cover
- Japanese rollercoaster shut as injuries investigated
- Tears on the tarmac as Afghan journalist speaks to BBC
- Afghanistan chaos: The British families in limbo
- Live Updates: On Last Days of Evacuation, U.S. Tries to Reach Remaining Americans
- In First Interview From Jail, an Upbeat Navalny Discusses Prison Life
- Rejecting Covid-19 Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming US
- A Swimmer’s Journey From Afghanistan to Refugee Camps to the Paralympics
- Aleksei Navalny in His Own Words: Read Excerpts From His Interview
- How Mexico Helped The Times Get Its Journalists Out of Afghanistan
- The W.H.O. will address inequities by making vaccines in Latin America.
- Your Thursday Briefing
- Taliban Spokesman, in Interview, Says, 'We Want to Build the Future'
- ‘Window Is Rapidly Closing’ to Gather Key Evidence on Virus Origins, Scientists Say
- Japan Roller Coaster Closes After Riders Report Broken Bones
- How many people in Afghanistan are seeking to be evacuated? The number remains elusive.
- Five women on a famed Afghan robotics team arrive in Mexico.
- This Teenager is Aiming to Be The Youngest Woman to Circle the Globe Solo
- Rejecting a Covid inquiry, China peddles conspiracy theories blaming the U.S.
- Uganda takes in evacuees from Afghanistan, honoring a U.S. request.
- As world leaders craft strategies, Afghans endure an arduous transition.
- China will hold the unvaccinated ‘accountable’ if there are outbreaks.
- Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna doses over contamination fears
- Trial suggests malaria sickness could be cut by 70%
- South Korea becomes first major Asian economy to raise interest rates
- Australian farmer draws heart with sheep in tribute to aunt
- The real victims of mass crypto-hacks that keep happening
- Why rent control isn’t working in Sweden
- The hard men removing squatters in Spain
- Kenya's Deputy President Ruto campaigns for 'Hustler Nation'
- Afghanistan: 'The pain of watching my country burn from afar'
- Afghanistan: The 'undefeated' valley an hour from Kabul
- In This Remote American Outpost, Pandemic Recovery Is a Faraway Dream
- U.S. Says 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Deadline Nears
- Your Thursday Briefing
- U.S. Warns of Threat at Airport in Kabul
- New case reports are leveling off globally despite the U.S. surge, the W.H.O. says.
- The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.
- Israel’s Spy Agency Snubbed the U.S. Can Trust Be Restored?
- Breakthrough Covid Cases: Uncommon and Often Mild, but Not Always
- Japan Halts 1.6 Million Doses of the Moderna Vaccine Over Contamination Worries
- Israel's Bennett seeks reset with US at first meeting with Biden
- Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukraine
- Mass brawl erupts in Armenian parliament: Third violent bout in just two days
- Abba: Band teases major announcement ahead of new music
- Letitia Wright treated for injuries after Black Panther 2 accident
- Nah he tweakin: What it means and why it's all over our timelines
- Kamala Harris Pledges U.S. Help for Afghan Women and Children
- Remaking the Economy
- US judge reprimands Trump election fraud lawyers
- New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt
- Ron Jeremy: US adult film star indicted on 34 sex crime charges
- Young Afghan mayor who fled Taliban hidden in car
- Live Afghanistan Updates: Explosions Outside Kabul Airport Kill Dozens
- A Stranded Afghan Interpreter and the Soldiers Who Would Not Let Go
- Populist Hero or Demagogue: Who Is Tunisia’s President?
- Border Standoff Over Afghan Migrants Highlights E.U. Fears of New Influx
- A New Coal Mine for England Is Stirring Hopes and Fears
- NYC Outlines Safety Protocols for Schools This Fall
- U.K. official warns of ISIS threat as ‘clock continues to tick down’ on flights out.
- U.S. Says 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Deadline Nears
- Afghanistan: US to complete evacuations despite attack, says Biden
- Kabul airport attack: What do we know?
- Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren
- Daniel Dias: History's greatest para-swimmer
- Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the Taliban, and now China too
- Indian-American gay couples find new forms of union amid stigma
- Afghanistan crisis: Who are Isis-K?
- Why is there a chip shortage?
- Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 August 2021
- Kabul airport bomb attacks leave many casualties
- Afghanistan: Former Royal Marine on the chaos at Kabul airport
- Afghanistan's economy in crisis after Taliban take-over
- Suicide Bombers in Kabul Kill Dozens, Including 13 U.S. Troops
- After Decades of War in Afghanistan, ISIS and Al Qaeda Can Still Wreak Havoc
- Your Friday Briefing
- Bottlenecks at an adult tricycle company illustrate continuing economic challenges.
- Kabul Airport a Scene of Chaos After Blasts
- Biden Condemns Kabul Attack and Vows Retaliation
- Republicans are divided over how to handle Afghan evacuees.
- An Afghan competing in Tokyo’s Paralympics finds solace in swimming.
- U.S. evacuations slow because of bottlenecks at bases, the Pentagon says.
- Guam tries (and mostly fails) to lure tourists back with vaccines.
- Kamala Harris pledges U.S. help for Afghan women and children.
- Covid: Vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks
- Apple chief executive Tim Cook gets $750m payout
- Jo Ferrari: Wanted Thai police chief surrenders after manhunt
- French presidency: Michel Barnier joins race 'to change France'
- Time's Up: Boss quits over ties to scandal-hit governor Andrew Cuomo
- Afghanistan airlift rescue: Thousands of refugees arrive at US airbase in Germany
- What Is ISIS-K, the Islamic State Khorasan?
- President Duterte Plans to Run for the Vice Presidency
- The Latest From Afghanistan
- India Hits a Vaccine Milestone
- Baby Born on Afghan Flight Is Named Reach, After Jet's Call Sign
- Satellites Spot Oceans Aglow With Trillions of Organisms
- Climate Change Reporter Covers a Mix of Angst and Ambition
- New Zealand’s Homegrown Hero
- Your Friday Briefing
- Two New York judges ordered defendants to get vaccinated. Can they do that?
- In a German first, Hamburg will allow merchants to insist on vaccinations.
- In a twist, China’s delay in approving BioNTech’s vaccine could help Taiwan.
- The Red Cross in Afghanistan: 'If we leave, who stays?'
- Kabul airport attack: 'Today I saw doomsday'
- Pushing the Limits Paid Off for Didi, Until China Cracked Down
- China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
- Afghanistan: Pen Farthing team 'turned away' from airport
- Austrian ex-far-right leader Strache guilty of corruption
- Afghans in Calais prepare to risk lives again to reach UK
- An Afghan Refugee Built a Robot as a Message of Hope
- Capitol riot: Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt reveals identity
- Hurricane Ida: New Orleans braces for possible direct hit
- Greenland island is world's northernmost island - scientists
- Kenyans stranded overnight in Mombasa Road traffic jam in Nairobi
- Pakistan-Afghanistan border: Ambassador pressed over threat from terrorist groups
- Afghan music school falls silent under Taliban rule
- Afghanistan Live Updates: Toll in Kabul Airport Bombing Rises to 170
- A former Afghan finance minister is trying to influence the Taliban.
- Italian Official Resigns After Uproar Over His Plans to Name Park After Fascist
- Rohingya will get vaccines, Myanmar says.
- Giant Puppet of Syrian Refugee Angers Some on Walk Through Greece
- Covid Creates Higher Risk for Blood Clots Than Vaccines Do
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