INTERNATIONAL

The Latest: Biden says drone strike not only response for IS

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said that a retaliatory drone strike he ordered to be carried out against the Islamic State group’s affiliate in… Read more

Taliban block Kabul airport to most as foreign airlifts wane

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport on Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the U.S. and its allies wound… Read more

Biden warns of more attacks as military begins final pullout

WASHINGTON  — On alert for more terrorist attacks, the U.S. military has begun its final withdrawal from Afghanistan in the closing stages of a frantic… Read more

Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July

MOSCOW  — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths in July of people infected with coronavirus.

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The Latest: Italy’s last evacuation flight leaves Kabul

ROME – The Italian air force plane that Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said earlier on Friday would be Italy’s last evacuation flight has now departed… Read more

US soldier loses 1 Afghan translator; fights to save another

BREMEN, Germany — The two men risked their lives together nearly a decade ago trying to eliminate the Taliban, dodging bullets and forever bonding… Read more

COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population

HONOLULU  — Kuulei Perreira-Keawekane could barely breathe when she went to a Hawaii emergency room. Nausea made it difficult for her to stand and… Read more

Witness: Several appear dead or wounded in Kabul blast

KABUL, Afghanistan  — An explosion went off Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where thousands of people have flocked as they try to flee the Taliban… Read more