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US President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on 23 August 2021 in Washington, DC. Picture: Drew Angerer/AFP

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US ramps up Kabul evacuation efforts as August 31 deadline looms

By AFP

The number of people relocated from Afghanistan on US flights since July is now 53,000, with the vast majority of those since the intense airlift operations...

  • In this picture taken on 1 August 2021, Afghan National Army commando forces walk along a road amid ongoing fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in the Enjil district of Herat province. Trained by US Green Berets and equipped with state-of-the-art gear, the Afghan army's special forces are the frontline weapon against the Taliban, but reduced American military support has stretched them to breaking point. Picture: AFP

    US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across Afghanistan

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  • In this file photo taken on 6 January 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Picture: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP

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  • US President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Speaker of the House US Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) look on in the House chamber of the US Capitol on 28 April 2021 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

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  • US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with labor leaders about the American Rescue Plan, the administration's coronavirus response bill, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 17 2021. Picture: Saul Loeb / AFP.

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    509 days ago
  • The US government admitted last week that computer systems in multiple departments were penetrated by attackers who hacked in through widely used security software made by the US company SolarWinds. Picture: AFP

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    Senator Ron Wyden, who sits on both the Senate Intelligence and Finance Committees, said after a closed-door briefing that the hack at the US Treasury Department 'appears to be significant.'

    516 days ago
  • FILE: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Picture: @RecepTayyipErdogan/Facebook.com.

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    The United States made good on months of threats to punish Turkey for buying the S-400 system under a 2017 law known as CAATSA, which aims to limit Russia's military influence and punish it for its behaviour abroad.

    522 days ago
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    523 days ago
  • Sandra Lindsay(L), a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, is inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine by Dr Michelle Chester at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre on 14 December 2020 in the Queens borough of New York. Picture: AFP.

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    524 days ago
  • FILE: A grab from a broadcast on Sudan TV shows Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdulrahman taking oath on 12 April 2019 as chief of the new military council, in the capital Khartoum. Picture: AFP

    US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist

    In response to the move, Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan - who doubles as the head of the Sovereign Council, the country's highest executive authority - offered his 'congratulations to the Sudanese people'.

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  • FILE: Incoming US climate envoy John Kerry. Picture: AFP

    John Kerry says US will need to regain 'credibility' in climate talks

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    528 days ago
  • FILE: Former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has been named as Joe Biden's pick for Treasury Secretary. Picture: AFP

    Biden nominates Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary

    The 74-year-old previously broke barriers as the first female Fed chief and will be tasked with revitalising the coronavirus-stricken US economy if confirmed by the Senate.

    538 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the Governors Initiative on Regulatory Innovation in the Cabinet Room of the White House on 16 December 2019 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    Trump says he will leave office - if Biden victory is confirmed

    The Electoral College, which determines the White House winner, will meet on 14 December to certify Joe Biden's victory, with Biden receiving 306 votes to Trump's 232.

    542 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on 3 August 2020 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who lied to FBI over Russia

    It was the first of several possible pardons that analysts think Trump could extend to political aides and allies before he steps down on 20 January.

    543 days ago
  • FILE: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past Pfizer Inc headquarters on 22 July 2020 in New York City. Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech have agreed to supply the US government with 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine under a $1.95 billion deal. Picture: AFP.

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    544 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at MBS International Airport in Freeland, Michigan on 10 September 2020. Picture: AFP.

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    US President Donald Trump acknowledged it was time for the General Services Administration to 'do what needs to be done.'

    545 days ago
  • FILE: A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on 10 November 2020 as the high court opened arguments in the long-brewing case over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Picture: AFP.

    US Supreme Court hears attack on Obamacare as COVID-19 pandemic widens

    The high court opened arguments in the long-brewing case over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, under which then-president Barack Obama's government sought to extend health insurance to people who could not afford it.

    558 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press briefing on 11 December 2019 in Washington. Picture: AFP

    Pompeo confirms US sale of F-35 jets to UAE

    Democratic lawmakers on 29 October had reported that the State Department had informally discussed the sale with Congress, which has the power to block arms sales.

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