Three senators test positive for Covid-19 and urge vaccinationsPresident sits down with ABC News to defend decision to withdrawUSCP: active bomb threat investigation’ occurring at the CapitolPoll: most Americans say Afghanistan war was not worthwhileDe…
The UK must answer for a litany of strategic failings in Afghanistan | Letters
The UK should never have joined the US invasion, writes Dr Taj Hargey, and its reputation is being stained by America’s unilateral retreat. Plus letters from Jonathan Worthington and Sandra KhadhouriIn Wednesday’s revelatory parliamentary debates there…
Why did we ignore the lessons of history in Afghanistan? We need a public inquiry | Jonathan Steele
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…
Texas governor Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid – live
Governor fought to maintain ban against local mask mandatesBiden’s speech on Afghanistan was resolute, but lacked contritionWhite House: 11,000 ‘self-identified’ US citizens still to be evacuatedImage shows 640 people fleeing Kabul in packed US militar…
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: …
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 …
The Reckoning by Mary L Trump review – how to heal America’s trauma
A revealing blend of family lore, history, policy and anger casts light on the background and legacy of Donald TrumpLast year, Mary Trump delivered a salacious and venomous takedown of her uncle, Donald J Trump. Too Much and Never Enough doubled as awe…
Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live
UN calls on Taliban to ‘immediately halt offensive’, citing humanitarian concernsPentagon says leaders concerned by Taliban’s speedCDC officially recommends Covid booster shots for immunocompromised peopleJuly was hottest month Earth has ever recorded,…
US population now less than 60% white, 2020 census finds – live
Population growth over last decade was driven by minorities and citiesDecennial count determines each number of state’s House seatsRepublicans control majority of statehouses that redraw linesTexas senate passes voting restrictions bill after filibuste…
Parents of 337 children separated at border under Trump still not found
Activists and Biden officials have helped reunite 861 children with their parents but 337 remain in limboUS officials still cannot find the parents of 337 children separated at the Mexico-border by the Trump administration.According to a new court fili…