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Oil prices fall as US refiners shut down by damage from Hurricane Ida

Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns that power outages and flooding in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida will cut crude demand from refineries at the same time global producers plan to raise output

America's longest war in nos: 20 yrs, $2.3 trn spent, 2,400 troops killed

As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home

Never in history has withdrawal from war been handled so badly: Trump

Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as by Americans from Afghanistan, ex-president Donald Trump said as the US flew its last military flight out of Kabul

Afghanistan chaos due to disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops: China

China, which abstained from voting on the UN Security Council resolution on Afghanistan, has blamed the disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops for the chaos in Afghanistan."Recent chaos in Afghanistan is directly related to the disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops. We hope that relevant countries would realize that withdrawal is not the end of responsibility but the beginning of reflection and correction," said the Chinese representative at the UNSC.Resolution on Afghanistan has been passed by the United Nations Security Council. This crucial resolution was adopted with the support of 13 members with Russia and China abstaining and no one voting against the resolution.Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was chairing the UNSC meet under the Indian presidency in which the resolution was adopted.The Chinese representative on UNSC resolution on Afghanistan said that "China has huge doubts about the necessity & urgency of adopting this resolution... Despite this, China has ..

Taliban fire in air to celebrate as last US aircraft leaves Kabul airport

Taliban on Tuesday fired their guns in the air in celebration as the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, after 20 years of military presence

America has begun new diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, says Blinken

The US has begun a new diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said as the US withdrew its last troops from the country ending the 20-year war in the South Asian nation

US evacuation ops continue uninterrupted at Kabul Airport after attack: WH

The evacuation operations at Kabul airport continue to remain "uninterrupted" following the rocket attack, confirmed the White House on Monday.

Multiple rockets fired at Kabul airport, intercepted by defense system: US

The official said initial reports did not indicate any US casualties, but that information could change

1st death from Hurricane Ida, power out across New Orleans in US

A Louisiana sheriff's office on Sunday reported the first death from Hurricane Ida just hours after the powerful storm slammed ashore

US has evacuated all Afghan embassy staff and their families: Report

The United States has evacuated all the local Afghan staffers at the US Embassy in Afghanistan along with their families, said media reports.

Biden says Hurricane Ida likely to be immense, promises full federal aid

US President Joe Biden has warned that Hurricane Ida will be a major life-threatening storm and has promised all the necessary federal assistance to the states that will be affected

Afghan official says three children killed in US drone strike on IS

An Afghan official says three children were killed in a drone strike that US officials said struck a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers

Blinken to host ministerial meeting with key partners on Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Monday will host a virtual ministerial meeting with key partners on Afghanistan, his spokesperson said

Did inequality increase during pandemic? Wait for more data to get answers

It might be in the nature of economic modernization and industrialization for inequality to at first increase and then decline.

US averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day, driven by Delta variant

The Covid-19 outbreak in the US crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new coronavirus cases

Florida has reported 21,683 new cases, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic

US govt seizes dozens of website domains connected to Iran: Official

The United States government has seized dozens of US website domains connected to Iran, linked to what the US says are disinformation efforts, according to a national security official

Oil resumes climb as US crude inventories fall more than expected

Oil prices rose after data showed US crude inventories fell more than expected, reinforcing views of a tightening supply-demand balance with road and air travel picking up in Europe and North America

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US' Covid-19 efforts: Dr Anthony Fauci

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned

Facebook expands 'Shops' feature to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push

Facebook is expanding its "Shops" feature to its messaging app WhatsApp in several countries and to Facebook Marketplace in the US, the company said as it announced changes to its commerce tools