France recalls ambassadors in US and Aus amid security pact row
France has said it is recalling its ambassadors in the US and Australia for consultations in protest at a security deal which also includes the UK. BBC News reports as
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US admits Afghanistan drone strike killed civilians
The US has admitted that a drone strike in Kabul days before its military pullout killed 10 innocent people. BBC News reports a US Central Command investigation found
9/11 anniversary: Emotional tributes paid to lives lost
Relatives of people who died on 9/11 have read out victims' names, as the US marks 20 years since the deadliest terror attacks on its soil. Many struggled to hold back
Biden calls for unity as US prepares to mark 9/11 anniversary
US President Joe Biden has urged unity as his country prepares to remember the victims of the 11th September attacks. In a video, Biden paid tribute to the 2,977 peopl
New Disney movies to debut exclusively in Cinemas
Hollywood giant Walt Disney says the rest of its 2021 films will screen exclusively in cinemas before being made available for streaming. The decision is a boost to st
Biden requires employees of big businesses to be vaccinated or face testing
US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping federal COVID measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. The new measures
Biden will travel to all three sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, marking the 20th anniversary of the deadly day
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to all three sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, marking the 20th anniversary of the deadly day. The Pres
New Zealand to toughen anti-terror laws after knife attack
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to toughen anti-terror laws following Friday's knife attack in Auckland by a man who was under police surveil
Ardern says supermarket stabbing was 'terrorist attack'
Police in New Zealand shot and killed a "violent extremist" after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
U.S. completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan
The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, after a chaotic evacuation of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies to close out U.S. involv
Hurricane Ida wreaks havoc in Louisiana, leaving more than 742,000 without power
Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana moving slowly across the state with heavy rains and high winds that have left more than 742,000 families without power. The storm made land
Afghanistan: Biden says another Kabul Airport attack likely
US President Joe Biden has warned that another attack on Kabul Airport is highly likely. About 170 people died after a suicide bomber targeted the airport on Friday as
Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan granted prison release
A Californian parole board has voted to grant prison release to the murderer of Democratic 1968 presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy. Sirhan Sirhan served 53 years
Deadly bomb attacks strike Kabul airport
Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions causing a bloodbath among civilians and U.S. troops, and bringing a catastrophic ha
Australia's fertility rate is at a record low
It was a running gag early in the pandemic: all the COVID babies that would be conceived while couples are holed up at home together with little to do but bake sourdough
Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation
The US has enlisted commercial planes to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan. A Pentagon statement said the 18 aircraft would not fly to Kabul, but wou
Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan
Angelina Jolie, a well-known private celebrity with no public social media presence, has joined Instagram, using the platform to draw attention to the situation in Afghan
Tensions rise in struggle to get aid to Haiti earthquake victims
Five days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 2,189 people in Haiti help is trickling in, but struggling people say they need it more quickly. The poorest coun
R Kelly's sexual abuse and bribery trial starts in NY
The trial of the US R&B singer R Kelly has begun at a court in Brooklyn, New York. The star is accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery; charges which he has
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one COVID-19 case
At 11.59 last night New Zealand went into lockdown. That snap lockdown was announced after a man tested positive for COVID-19. Its the first case in New Zealand in
Biden defends 'messy' US pullout from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said he stands "squarely" behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban's lightning conquest of the war-