CNN's Brianna Keilar asks National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan if President Biden is misleading the public by saying al-Qaeda is gone from Afghanistan and US citizens were having no issue getting through Taliban checkpoints to get to the Kabul airport.
Thousands of evacuees that were airlifted out of Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover are now safe at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says she is upset for her "Afghan sisters" and that it remains to be seen if Taliban pledges on rights for women and girls translate into action after their takeover of Afghanistan. Yousafzai, long an advocate for girls' education, survived a Pakistani Taliban assassination attempt when she was just 15 years old when the militants shot her in the head in rural northwest Pakistan.
Xalapa (Mexico) (AFP) – Hurricane Grace slams into Mexico for a second time as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides.
San Bernardino (United States) (AFP) – Californian community organization 'El Sol' is bringing a Hollywood-style twist to the fight against Covid-19 with its new play, 'Captain Empath vs. Covid-19'. The show seeks to combat misinformation surrounding coronavirus vaccines, and encourages people to get jabbed.
San Bernardino (United States) (AFP) – Californian community organization ‘El Sol’ is bringing a Hollywood-style twist to the fight against Covid-19 with its new play, ‘Captain Empath vs. Covid-19’. The show seeks to combat misinformation surrounding coronavirus vaccines, and encourages people to get jabbed.
Kabul (AFP) – Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says she is upset for her “Afghan sisters” and that it remains to be seen if Taliban pledges on rights for women and girls translate into action after their takeover of Afghanistan. Yousafzai, long an advocate for girls’ education, survived a Pakistani Taliban assassination attempt when she was just 15 years old when the militants shot her in the head in rural northwest Pakistan.
Banyumas (Indonesia) (AFP) – Kasegeran is a remote town in Java that most Indonesians would struggle to find on a map. But it’s also home to an unlikely collection of emerging YouTubers, as villagers swap their traditional jobs for the big earnings of online video stars.
Xalapa (Mexico) (AFP) – Hurricane Grace slams into Mexico for a second time as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides.
Hurricane Henri is approaching the coast this morning bringing heavy rainfall and tropical storm-force winds which could lead to power outages. CNN Meteorologist Allision Chinchar has the latest forecast.
Hurricane Henri is approaching the coast this morning bringing heavy rainfall and tropical storm-force winds which could lead to power outages. CNN Meteorologist Allision Chinchar has the latest forecast.
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Saturday expressed his birthday wishes to giant panda Xiao Qi Ji at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and sent him a birthday gift via video.
