Beheshta Arghand made history by interviewing a Taliban official on TV in Afghanistan. But now the 24-year-old Afghan journalist has fled the country. She tells Brian Stelter that she hopes to return someday and "work for my country, for my people."
On CNN's State of the Union, Jake Tapper remembers the 13 US service members who were killed in the ISIS-K attack on the Kabul airport.
Sacramento Bee editor Colleen McCain Nelson discusses California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder's treatment of the state's press corps. "As the questions have gotten tougher, he has pulled back and really reverted to mostly speaking with conservative media outlets," she says.
Claire Atkinson and Joe Flint discuss succession searches at MSNBC, where Rachel Maddow is expected to leave her daily show next year, and at the "Jeopardy!" game show. Atkinson says Maddow is "irreplaceable."
Joe Flint discusses his report about a new lawsuit against Michael Corn, the former producer of "Good Morning America." Corn denies the allegations. Flint says ABC's parent company Disney "hasn't said" whether it will launch an independent investigation.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails a mission "unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes" after the UK airlifted over 15,000 people from Afghanistan over the last two weeks. The UK on Saturday flew out the last of its military from Afghanistan, concluding its pullout, but the government faces criticism as hundreds eligible for relocation remain behind.
Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore at Spain's Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly dying from agricultural pollution. The sparkling saltwaters have spat out millions of dead or dying sea creatures on to sandy beaches which have long drawn tourists to the southeast.
London (AFP) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails a mission “unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes” after the UK airlifted over 15,000 people from Afghanistan over the last two weeks. The UK on Saturday flew out the last of its military from Afghanistan, concluding its pullout, but the government faces criticism as hundreds eligible for relocation remain behind.
Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore at Spain’s Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly dying from agricultural pollution. The sparkling saltwaters have spat out millions of dead or dying sea creatures on to sandy beaches which have long drawn tourists to the southeast.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tells CNN's Jake Tapper he is confident the storm reduction systems that protect the New Orleans area will hold against Hurricane Ida, but adds the storm will be their most severe test since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
oodaaq (Denmark) (AFP) – Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters. Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the northernmost island on the planet.
From July to October, humpback whales return to the warm tropical waters of Colombia's Pacific coast where they were born, to start their mating ritual. According to recent studies, around 2,000 humpback whales arrive to the Colombian Pacific Ocean in one of the most impressive migration process of the animal world.
