The US and Britain’s dogged pursuit of reform and regime change made the return of the Taliban almost inevitableWhen rising British casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq started to raise public doubts 15 years ago, a new mantra began to be heard: Iraq was…
Britney Spears’ case has shown why guardianship laws need to change | Nina A Kohn
Assigning someone the legal power to make decisions for a vulnerable adult should always be a last resortAround the world, fans of pop star Britney Spears celebrated her father’s announcement last week that he would resign as her conservator. This deve…
Prince Andrew a ‘person of interest’ in Epstein investigation
Source says investigators want to speak to Duke of York as part of their inquiry into possible co-conspiratorsThe Duke of York is considered a “person of interest” in the US investigation into disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxw…
The mountain town sheltering Dixie fire refugees: ‘Each year we hold our breath’
Quincy has become accustomed to hosting evacuees as wildfires worsen. Now some residents wonder if it’s time to leaveBy the time the Safeway parking lot in Quincy, California, began to fill with emergency vehicles and RVs carrying people planning to sp…
‘We kept on hearing gunshots’: my chaotic escape from Kabul’s airport
Afghan journalist Ramin Rahman, 27, left on a US military plane at Hamid Karzai international airportThe day the Taliban took over started with a call from my friend in Germany. He told me to get to the airport because there was potentially going to be…
Texas governor Abbott, who fought mask mandates, tests positive for Covid
Greg Abbott, who was vaccinated in December, is at least the 11th governor to contract the virusTexas governor Greg Abbott tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, after weeks spent banning local mask requirements and meeting maskless crowds. Related: …
Afghanistan live news: flights resume at Kabul airport; reports Taliban leader in capital for talks
‘I stand squarely behind my decision,’ says Biden; Senior Taliban leader in Kabul for negotiations – report; flights taking off from KabulKabul airport: footage appears to show Afghans falling from planeWho are the Taliban and how will they govern this…
Defiant Biden stands ‘squarely behind’ decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
President shifts blame to his predecessor, Donald Trump, and the unwillingness of Afghan forces to fight the TalibanUS politics – live coverageA defiant Joe Biden has insisted that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to pull US forces rapidly out …
US troops to stay until Americans and eligible Afghans evacuated, says Biden
US president makes televised address and warns Taliban of ‘devastating’ response to any attempt to attack operationJoe Biden has said that US troops in Kabul would stay long enough to evacuate American citizens and eligible Afghan allies, and warned th…
Biggest US reservoir declares historic shortage, forcing water cuts across west
Officials issue first-ever declaration of tier 1 shortage at Lake Mead as it falls to lowest level since its creationOfficials have declared a dire water shortage at Lake Mead, the US’s largest reservoir, triggering major water cuts in Arizona and othe…