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Soccer’s world governing body FIFA said it is negotiating the “extremely challenging” evacuation of soccer players and other athletes from Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover of power. ISIS suicide bombers killed scores of civilians and at least 13 US troops on Thursday, striking the Kabul airport where thousands of people …

Turkey has not made a final decision on a Taliban request for support to run the Kabul airport after foreign forces withdraw over security concerns and uncertainty there, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, adding talks were still underway. Officials told Reuters this week that the Taliban had asked Turkey …

– Summary Attack kills at least 85 in all: 72 Afghans, 13 U.S. soldiers Evacuations accelerate despite ISIS threat – Western official Biden says the U.S. will hunt bombers down Foreign forces aim to get citizens embassy staff out by Aug. 30 Nearly 100,000 evacuated in 12 days U.S. forces …

Seven U.S. Capitol Police officers on Thursday sued former President Donald Trump, alleging that he conspired with far-right extremist groups to provoke the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress. The officers in a lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C. federal court allege the attack was the culmination of months of rhetoric …

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, said on Thursday he would participate in his center-right camp’s probable primaries for next year’s French presidential election, joining an already crowded field of candidates. “In these dark times, I took the decision to run for the French presidency, to be president …

The lead investigator into Beirut’s huge port blast has issued a subpoena for caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab after he failed to show up for questioning. Lebanon’s news agencies said on Thursday that Judge Tareq Bitar had issued requests in July to question Diab but after the caretaker premier …

Mali’s former prime minister Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday for his role in the purchase of a presidential plane during the rule of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, his lawyer said. The exact reason for the arrest was not clear, but it was related to Mali’s purchase of a …

At least a dozen U.S. troops were killed and several others wounded in Thursday’s suicide bombings at Kabul airport, U.S. sources told Reuters, in what the Pentagon said was a “complex attack” during its evacuation mission from Afghanistan. In a statement, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed multiple U.S. fatalities but …

The Kremlin says Russia has conditioned the recognition of the Taliban on how the group treats the Afghan population and Russian diplomats following the militants’ shock seizure of the country. “We think that the Taliban’s dominance, the de facto rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan and those taking …

The Russian foreign minister says the current state of the relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) is “deplorable,” regretting the fact that the bloc’s policy is aimed at restraining Moscow. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remark at a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, …

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a vote to choose its leader on September 29, with incumbent Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expected to face strong opposition. The LDP approved the date on Thursday morning, with a general meeting expected to approve the decision later in the day. Suga, …

US anti-mask protesters have confronted top officials during a back-to-school meeting at an elementary school in Connecticut, forcing the governor out of the building, after he suggested to extend mask-wearing mandate. A group of parents attending the meeting at the beginning of the school year, started to mob Governor Ned …

India, the United States, Australia, and Japan, which form a security grouping commonly known as the Quad, have kicked off the 25th edition of joint naval drills off the coast of the Pacific island of Guam. According to Press TV, the navies of the four countries will hold the latest …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the country’s military troops must receive their Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. “To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force,” Austin said in the memo Wednesday. “After careful consultation with medical experts and military leadership, and with the support of …

A US congressional committee has demanded records related to members of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle, in an attempt to shed light on his administration’s possible role in the Jan. 6 deadly attack on the Capitol. According to Press TV, the House of Representatives Select Committee said in a …

The Yemeni Army and allied Popular Committees have conducted a drone operation targeting Saudi Arabia’s southwestern city of Khamis Mushait in retaliation for the Riyadh regime’s devastating military campaign and blockade against its impoverished neighbor. In a statement released early on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition invading Yemen claimed that Saudi …

More than a dozen of Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces on the border fence between the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-Occupied Territories, where Palestinians gathered to demonstrate against the regime’s blockade of the coastal enclave. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 14 Palestinians were wounded during the Wednesday demonstration, …

Lebanon’s lawyers have sued a British chemical firm linked to the devastating explosion of 2020 at Beirut’s port at the High Court in London. The Beirut Bar Association and four others, including a survivor of the explosion and the families of two victims of the blast, filed the lawsuit against …

The two groups decry the diplomatic rift and ask the North African rivals to resolve the conflict. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Arab League have called for “dialogue” to resolve the diplomatic dispute between Algeria and Morocco. Algeria on Tuesday said it had cut diplomatic relations with …

With weeks until Germany’s vote, none of the hopeful candidates are proving as popular as the outgoing chancellor. With just a month to go until Germans head to the ballot box to vote in federal elections, the race to succeed Angela Merkel and form the next government is headed for …