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.
"The fall of the Afghan army, the fall of Afghanistan, the fall of Kabul has happened at a speed that is really stunning." CNN's Fareed Zakaria says. He asks: "What was the scale of intelligence failure in the United States, the U.
CNN's Kylie Atwood reports that the US embassy in Kabul has been evacuated, culminating in the American flag being taken down from the building.
Fareed gives his take on the lightning quick takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban after the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from the country.
Afghan journalists are "absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists," as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN's Clarissa Ward reports on "Reliable Sources." Ward says these "courageous" journalists know that "they're big targets because they have been so outspoken against the Taliban in the past.
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas slams the Biden administration's evacuation of Afghanistan in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper.
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul tells CNN's Jake Tapper that it "won't be difficult" for her to end a legacy of corruption that has plagued her state's political sphere.
CNN's Jake Tapper presses Secretary of State Antony Blinken on whether the United States will recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
