Watch as storm Ida floods Mississippi roads August 31, 2021 Low-lying areas of Mississippi were inundated by storm surges and torrential rain after Hurricane Ida swept ashore off the Gulf Coast. Watch the full report.
Rockets rain down on Kabul Airport as U.S. withdrawal nears completion August 30, 2021 U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport earlier today, a U.S. official said, as the United States rushed to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war. Watch the full report.
Afghanistan: Healthcare system close to collapse after foreign donors pull out August 30, 2021 Afghanistan’s healthcare system is at risk of collapse after foreign donors stopped providing aid to the country, a representative of Doctors Without Borders has warned. Watch the full report.
Australia braces itself for peak in intensive care hospitalizations as Covid cases climb August 30, 2021 Australia’s most populous state New South Wales, the epicenter of the country’s current Covid-19 outbreak, will hit a peak in intensive care hospitalizations in October as cases accumulate, amid reporting of a record daily rise in new infections today. Watch the full report.
Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons August 30, 2021 Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza yesterday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, the military said. Watch the full report.
U.S. hit suspected ISIS suicide bomber en route to attack Kabul’s airport August 30, 2021 U.S. officials said a military drone struck a suspected Islamic State suicide bomber en route to attack Kabul’s airport. Watch the full report.
UK ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow returns home August 30, 2021 Britain’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Laurie Bristow, disembarked from one of the final UK military repatriation flights after it landed in Brize Norton last night. Watch the full report.
It’s done: Last UK military flight leaves Afghanistan August 30, 2021 Britain’s last military flight has left Kabul after evacuating more than 15,000 people in the two weeks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. It marks the ending nearly 20 years of British military presence in the country. Watch the full report.
Afghanistan’s former communications is now a bike courier in Germany August 29, 2021 Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last September in the hope of a better future. Watch the full report.
Eleven digits: Pianists in London play with extra robotic thumb August 29, 2021 Within an hour of being fitted with a robotic extra thumb, pianists can learn to play with all eleven digits, according to researchers in London. Watch the full report.