INTERNATIONAL

TOKYO — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern… Read more

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire that burned several homes near Los Angeles may signal that the region is facing the same dangers that have scorched Northern… Read more

The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas… Read more

A knock at the door could spell doom. Every passing hour seems endless. That’s the new reality for many Afghans who feel they have most to fear from… Read more

BERLIN — Germany’s top military commander says he believes that about 5,000 people are waiting at the Kabul airport to be flown out.

Gen. Eberhard… Read more

WASHINGTON  — The U.S.-led evacuation of Americans and others from the chaotic Kabul airport is accelerating, with a one-day doubling of the number… Read more

KABUL, Afghanistan  — A firefight just outside Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said,… Read more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one, monitors in front of… Read more