Author: Marin
Chaotic conditions have been reported outside Kabul airport as European governments rush to bring home their citizens as well as Afghan colleagues.
Lithuania has accused 12 Belarusian officers in riot gear of illegally entering its territory to push a group of migrants over the border.
House prices in Northern Ireland from March to June were 9% higher than the same time last year, according to official figures.
A US firm is to set up a technology engineering centre in Northern Ireland, creating 153 jobs over four years.
US President Joe Biden admitted the Taliban’s lightning-fast return to power would be “gut-wrenching” to the many Americans with a profound connection to Afghanistan. We spent the day with military veterans who served – and lost loved ones – in the conflict, and with Afghans who now call the US home.
The UK’s evacuation programme in Afghanistan is “operating at full pace” but the changing political situation means it “can’t afford to pause and wait”, a military commander has said.
Spectators will not be allowed at the Tokyo Paralympic Games because of the city’s ongoing struggle with coronavirus, organisers have confirmed.
The lightning advance of the Taliban in retaking the country has led Afghan Americans, former generals and leading statesmen to blame President Joe Biden for a hasty US withdrawal. But he appears to have the public on his side – for now.
Former Australian rugby player Toutai Kefu and three relatives have suffered “significant injuries” in an attack by intruders at their Brisbane home.
Police in Nicaragua have raided the offices of the country’s main newspaper, La Prensa, which has been highly critical of President Daniel Ortega’s government.