More than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital, a NATO official told…
Afghan families wait outside Kabul airport for chance to flee Taliban
Thousands of Afghans, including many women and children, waited outside Kabul airport on Thursday (August 19) for a chance to…
Greek PM to discuss Afghanistan with Turkish President later on Friday
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will discuss the situation in Afghanistan with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan over the phone at…
UK approves Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail for COVID-19
The UK’s health regulator has approved an antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19, it…
Greek government pushes back on Tsitsipas’ vaccine comments
A spokesman for the Greek government has pushed back on Stefanos Tsitsipas’ comments in which he said he would only…
Greek firefighters battle growing forest blaze near Athens
Greek fire-fighters on Wednesday (August 18) battled a wildfire raging through one of the last remaining pine forests near Athens…
Erdogan says Turkey still aims to maintain Kabul airport security
President Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey still aims to maintain security at Kabul airport, after Taliban fighters took control of Afghanistan’s…
British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta
A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against…
Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport, as U.S. vows to finish airlift
Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul’s airport on Wednesday, witnesses said, while President Joe…
Taliban pledge peace and women’s rights under Islam as they strike conciliatory tone
The Taliban have said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the…