Zemari Ahmadi, who died alongside nine others had no connection to terrorism, a New York Times investigation suggestedThe US mistakenly targeted and killed an innocent aid worker for an American company in a drone strike in Afghanistan, the New York Ti…
Pakistan airline to resume commercial flights to Kabul
Pakistan will become first country to restart commercial flights to Afghanistan since Taliban took over countryPakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume commercial flights next week from Islamabad to Kabul, a spokesperson confirmed, becoming th…
Coronavirus live news: UK records a further 156 deaths; thousands protest in Turkey against Covid measures
Overall death toll for UK now stands at 134,144; more than 2,000 demonstrate in Istanbul against coronavirus mandates including vaccinations and masksA year that changed the world – and medical companies’ fortunesAwaiting a ‘tsunami of Covid’: UK lectu…
An actor, two big bees and a lot of experts: a week spent tackling the planet’s problems
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‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history
Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem for anyone using it for criminal means: it was run by the policeThe rain pattered lightly on the harbour of the Belgian port city…
On 9/11 I learned there are no guarantees in life | Hadley Freeman
I was in the city for fashion week, and while many memories have faded, odd details remain – along with the shock and sorrowOver the past two decades, 9/11 has taken on all kinds of different meanings for people, from the end of American dominance to t…
Replacing Suga as prime minister will do little to resolve Japan’s political crisis | Paul O’Shea and Sebastian Maslow
Despite its unpopularity, the ruling LDP party looks unassailable. The country is stagnating because of itJapan will soon have a new prime minister. Not because there is a general election coming up – although there is – but because the leader of the r…
‘Tomorrow they will kill me’: Afghan female police officers live in fear of Taliban reprisals
With at least four women, including a pregnant mother, targeted and killed by Taliban fighters, female ex-officers feel abandoned by the worldNegar Masumi, a female police officer with 15 years of experience, was determined not to flee when the Taliban…
Coronavirus live news: Biden’s vaccine mandate for 100 million workers; Los Angeles requires students to be vaccinated
All US companies with more than 100 employees to ensure workers are vaccinated or tested weekly; LA mandates vaccines for 630,000 students 12 and olderBiden announces new US vaccine mandates to ‘turn the tide of Covid-19’Los Angeles schools to require …
‘£3k just to hold the bed’: Exorbitant Covid care costs push Indians into poverty
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