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Updated 11 hours, 59 minutes ago

‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia and w…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest

A local health official said the violence killed at least one person and wounded six

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
'Do not give up': Americans help Afghans in new homeland

Since late July, more than 2,000 Afghans have been flown to Fort Lee Army base in Virginia

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
EU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them

Suspends development assistance to the Afghan government

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Pentagon: US, Taliban coordinate as Kabul evacuation speeds

Gen. Frank McKenzie met with Taliban leaders and won agreement to allow a safe U.S. evacuation

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Taliban vow to honor women's rights but within Islamic law

Some in Kabul allege the fighters have lists of people who cooperated with the government and are seeking them out

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Biden says he stands 'squarely behind' Afghanistan decision

Many disagree with Biden's decision, angered by the chaos the world witnessed over the weekend as the Taliban ultimately captured Kabul

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
7 killed in Kabul airport chaos as Taliban patrols capital

Videos showed a group of Afghans hanging onto the plane just before takeoff

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Haiti's troubled history may slow aid to earthquake victims

Aid to Haiti has been probed for years

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 227 killed

Henry declared a one-month state of emergency for the whole country

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Afghan women fear return to 'dark days' amid Taliban sweep

Taliban now control more than two-thirds of the country, just two weeks before the U.S. plans to withdraw its last troops

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Taliban take Afghanistan's third-largest city in onslaught

The capture of Ghazni

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall

The U.S. military has conducted some airstrikes but largely has avoided involving itself in the ground campaign

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Ethiopia calls "all capable" citizens to fight in Tigray war

Tuesday’s announcement effectively ends the unilateral cease-fire the government declared in June

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response

A judicial investigation is under way into the causes of the fires

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
China's wandering elephants may finally be heading home

The 14 Asian elephants of various sizes and ages were guided across the Yuanjiang river in Yunnan on Sunday night