Giorno: 20 Agosto 2021

Afghan journalist attempts to flee Taliban, describes efforts over gunfire

Post Content EXCLUSIVE: A female journalist described her efforts to escape Afghanistan to Fox News in real time early Friday morning after her mother convinced her to flee her home out of fear that the Taliban would kill her. “I didn’t want to … go outside of Afghanistan, but my mom forced me to please […]

Trapped in Afghanistan, former interpreter’s brother pleads for help, fears Taliban will kill him

Post Content EXCLUSIVE: An Afghan man told Fox News he’s desperate to leave the country and fears for his life because his brother served as an interpreter for the U.S. military and later joined the U.S. Army. “They are only trying to find the guys like us,” the man told Fox News. “If they find […]

Meeting di Rimini, “Il coraggio di andare oltre i limiti”: incontro con i grandi talenti dello sport

Read More 20 agosto 2021 <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/politica/meeting-di-rimini-il-coraggio-di-andare-oltre-i-limiti-incontro-con-i-grandi-talenti-dello-sport/394254/394964&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Il Meeting di Rimini celebra i grandi talenti dello sport italiano in collaborazione con Star Biz. Partecipano Valentina Vezzali, Sottosegretario di Stato allo Sport; Antonio Giovinazzi, Pilota scuderia Team Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen; Gregorio Paltrinieri, Nuotatore, […]

Germany’s Merkel set for three-day Israel visit just weeks before stepping down

Read More German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to travel to Israel at the end of the month for a three-day visit. She will hold talks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on August 29, and meet with President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, among others, deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said on Friday. Merkel […]

Bennett, despite COVID, open Israel’s school year as usual

Read More Naftali Bennett and his entire cabinet – from Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton who fights with everyone, to health chief Nitzan Horowitz who espouses the tolerant line – adhere to the “anything but a lockdown” approach. Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked expressed this in the clearest way when she said last week that the government […]

Afghanistan’s 48-year history of uncertainty

Read More The US is now leaving Afghanistan after occupying the country for 20 years. In its wake, the Taliban insurgency has wasted no time to retake the territory it previously held before the invasion of the US in 2001. To understand the situation in Afghanistan today as well as the potential consequences of the […]

Rain falls on peak of Greenland ice cap for first time on record

Read More Greenland Rain falls on peak of Greenland ice cap for first time on record Precipitation was so unexpected, scientists had no gauges to measure it, and is stark sign of climate crisis Environment editor @dpcarrington Fri 20 Aug 2021 08.08 EDT Last modified on Fri 20 Aug 2021 08.27 EDT Rain has fallen […]

MPs seek answers from Home Office over hotel where Afghan boy died

Read More Home Office MPs seek answers from Home Office over hotel where Afghan boy died Concerns had been raised by guests about the safety of the Metropolitan hotel in Sheffield and its windows and Diane Taylor Fri 20 Aug 2021 08.02 EDT Last modified on Fri 20 Aug 2021 08.20 EDT Sheffield’s Labour MPs […]

Biden administration won’t launch Afghanistan airstrikes during evacuations, official tells Fox News

Post Content As evacuations remain ongoing in Kabul, the Biden administration will not launch airstrikes on American-made aircraft and military equipment in Afghanistan that has been seized by the Taliban, a U.S. official told Fox News on Friday following a Reuters report claiming the action was being considered. Earlier, current and former U.S. officials that […]

Biden administration considering airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting American-made equipment: report

Post Content The Biden administration is reportedly considering launching airstrikes against American-made aircraft and other large equipment provided to the Afghan army that has now been seized by the Taliban following their capture of the country. The military option – which has not yet been ruled out – comes amid concerns that the aircraft, vehicles […]