World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Victims' relatives and four US presidents paid their respects at Ground Zero.
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US drone strike hits Isis target after Kabul attack
President Joe Biden vowed yesterday to hunt down perpetrators of the attack.
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Joe Biden has pledged to make the terrorists who killed a dozen US troops pay.
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It appears Afghanistan's new rulers plan not to disrupt the evacuation.
Trump demands Biden 'resign in disgrace' over Afghanistan
Trump has issued a statement calling for Joe Biden to "resign in disgrace".
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Taliban fighters captured their first provincial capital on August 6.
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Biden eyes first holiday since taking over White House
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Distorting events of January 6, Republicans concoct entire counternarrative
New York Times: Adherence to facts cannot overcome adherence to the party line.
US places more sanctions on Cuba following protests
'We hear the cries of freedom coming from the island:' President Joe Biden.
Covid-19: Strict new vaccine measures for US workers
Tech giants Facebook and Google follow President Joe Biden's lead.
'We won't go back': Republicans mock masks as US cases surge
The American culture war over pandemic restrictions has been reignited.
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Before the Capitol riots, Pauline Bauer was known for her deep-dish pizza. Not anymore.
Teen TikTok star shot in deadly cinema shooting
Pair were among six people watching movie about legal murder in a dystopian America.
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Four law enforcement officers have detailed the racism during the January 6 insurrection.
'Communist-style attack': US lawmaker decries Twitter suspension
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted social media companies over her timeout.
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Mysterious 'Havana syndrome' cases investigated among US diplomats in Vienna
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How the Afghan war showed the limits of US military power
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US Senator Tom Udall named as ambassador to NZ
The senator for New Mexico retired in 2021 after two terms in the US Senate.
UK urged to join US, give Afghan women refuge from Taliban
"Women's rights are being seen as Western values in the eyes of the Taliban."
'I will never forgive him': Iraqis remember Donald Rumsfeld
'This is the person who ruined our country.'
Trump Organisation and CFO charged over alleged tax crimes
Trump's company charged on what prosecutor calls a 'sweeping and audacious' tax fraud.
Miami tragedy: Mystery calls coming 'from under rubble'
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