Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the fact that the Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan is “bitter but we have to deal with it,” and that the international community must safeguard the gains made over the last 20 years.
Mordovia Region (Russia) (AFP) – Russia’s central regions are battling “extreme” wildfires fuelled by an unusual heatwave that comes after forest fires linked to climate change ravaged Siberia for most of the summer.
Sanaa (AFP) – Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road with a shared goal: to spread peace in a country that has been embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the government and the Huthi rebels.
Representatives of foreign business community in Hong Kong were encouraged by the development plan of Hong Kong laid out in China's 14th Five-Year Plan as the strengths of the region in finance, trade, shipping and other fields are expected to be further consolidated.
Danielle Hall and Matthew Rigney recount the horrifying moment when their 7-month-old twins were swept away by a deadly flood in central Tennessee.
CNN's David Culver looks in to the theory that coronavirus was potentially leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.
CNN's Clarissa Ward visited a religious class at a local mosque complex in Afghanistan, where girls are studying the Quran.
CNN's John Avlon breaks down how some "nativist" GOP voices are resorting to anti-refugee rhetoric to demonize the US' Afghan allies and contrasts that to a CBS/YouGov poll that shows overwhelming bipartisan support for helping Afghan interpreters resettle in the US.
Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling explains why ISIS-K interfering in the ongoing evacuations at the Kabul airport would be an embarrassment for both the US and the Taliban.
Team USA wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki talks to CNN's Selina Wang about his preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and his prospects for the Games.
Nearly a quarter of Americans face dangerous heat today amid a late August heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.
Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed shares her harrowing story of fleeing Afghanistan with her fiancé, Hasib Sayed, right before the Taliban took over the country.
