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China warns US envoy John Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned United States climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating US-China relations could undermine cooperation between the two on climate change

Biden defends leaving Afghanistan, says it's 'best decision' for America

President Joe Biden vigorously defended the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of conflict, describing it as the best and the right decision for America

US lawmakers seek to ease green card backlog; move may help Indians

A group of 40 US lawmakers has sought a path to lawful permanent residence for the 1.2 million people in the employment-based green card backlog, a significant majority of whom are from India.

Real decision on Afghanistan was between leaving and escalating: Biden

After the US troops left Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden said that the real decision was between leaving and escalating and he was not going to extend a "forever war or extend a forever exit"

US will continue to support Afghan people through diplomacy, aid: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesdaysaid that the United States will continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid.

Will continue to conduct drone strikes in Afghanistan if needed: Pentagon

The Pentagon said it will continue to conduct drone strikes against the ISIS-K and others in Afghanistan when necessary even after the permanent withdrawal of the US military presence from the country

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghan

America's longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some $2 trillion

Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after America's withdrawal

Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the US withdrawal, marking their victory.

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war

Forced into a hasty exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries

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