Japan pulls 1.6 million COVID vaccine doses over suspected contamination
Leaders tell anxious residents the already-lagging vaccination program won't be disrupted, as COVID's resurgence causes heartache and Paralympic angst.
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U.S. involvement in Afghanistan "doesn't end" on August 31, ambassador says
"Our commitment in this country and our involvement in this country doesn't end on that date," said Ross Wilson, the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.
Climate change made catastrophic flood more likely, study finds
And there's one factor that could mean these findings underestimate the impact.
Blinken says up to 1,500 Americans may still need evacuation from Afghanistan
Roughly 19,000 people were airlifted from Kabul over a 24-hour period beginning early Tuesday morning.
2 congressmen secretly visited Kabul during evacuation efforts
Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both Iraq War veterans, made a stealth visit to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as the U.S. evacuates Americans and Afghan allies.
SCOTUS rules Biden must revive Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy
Under the Trump-era program, the U.S. returned 70,000 non-Mexican asylum-seekers to Mexico, instructing them to wait there for their court hearings.
Inside the U.S. air base housing thousands of Afghanistan evacuees
At Ramstein Air Base, the U.S. military is doing its best to feed, care for and entertain thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan.
Afghans who worked with CBS News evacuated to Doha
Afghan workers who helped CBS News, and their family members, were safely in Qatar as of Tuesday morning.
U.S. using humanitarian tool to admit at-risk Afghans without visas
The move will allow the U.S. government to authorize the entry of certain vulnerable Afghans, including those who helped American forces but whose visa applications remain pending.
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
Watts provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones' songs for more than half a century.
Photojournalist killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
38-year-old Danish Siddiqui, whom Reuters called a "star photojournalist," was reportedly first injured by shrapnel from a rocket.
China wants the world to believe COVID came from anywhere else
Regardless of what U.S. intel agencies tell President Biden, Beijing has convinced most Chinese residents that the pandemic started somewhere else, and it won't let up.
CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul
The meeting was the group's highest-level encounter with the Biden administration since the fall of the Afghan capital.
Afghan flag displayed during Paralympics opening ceremony
The flag was carried during the Paralympics opening ceremony after Afghanistan's athletes couldn't travel to Tokyo.
Harris Vietnam trip delayed by possible "Havana Syndrome" case
A senior State Department official confirmed the incident affected multiple individuals and is consistent with reported cases of "Havana Syndrome."
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