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There are now 3 active storms to monitor in the tropical Atlantic. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest on Fred, Grace and Tropical Depression Eight.

Former President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in on Kabul on August 15. Before fleeing, Ghani called for security and peace in the country. Ghani's exit has been sharply criticized by his detractors who claim he abandoned the country.

Evora (Portugal) (AFP) – Residents of the southern Portuguese city of Evora seek shade and other ways to cool down as temperatures hit 40 degrees.

At least 1,200 are dead and 5,000 injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. CNN's Matt Rivers reports from Les Cayes, Haiti, where the epicenter of the earthquake was.

Kristen Rouse, a US Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, describes the messages she and other veterans have received from Afghan interpreters who are unable find safety as the Taliban besiege the country.

New videos show panicked mobs at Kabul International Airport as hundreds try to flee the besieged Afghan capital as Taliban forces move in.

Over 1 meter (3 feet) of rain has fallen in southern and central Japan since last Wednesday and more is on the way, posing a dangerous landslide threat. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater explains why this is happening

Although Grace is now a depression it still poses a flood threat to Hispaniola. Meanwhile Fred is poised to make landfall on the Florida peninsula Monday. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater has all the details.

The presidential palace in Kabul has been "handed over" to the Taliban, vacated by government officials, including former President Ashraf Ghani who has fled the country. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports a Taliban member present for the "handover" spoke briefly in English to say he had formerly been held by the US in Guantanamo.

A new bill in Poland could ban Discovery from owning TVN24, one of the country's last independent sources of TV news. Discovery executive David Leavy says the channel has weathered "intimidation, harassment, arbitrary threatening of our journalists, denying of access," and says the company will continue to defend press freedom.

Susan Glasser reacts to the Taliban's takeover of Kabul and asks: "What is happening to the security and safety of those who are on the ground who helped the Americans? Why was there no plan to evacuate the thousands, literally thousands of Afghan interpreters who helped the U.