Afghanistan LIVE Updates: With Akhundzada as Supreme Leader, Taliban May Form Govt Today; Likely to Announce After Friday Prayers

Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Updates: After establishing its first formal contact with the Taliban on Tuesday, India has said that it is not aware of any details or nature of what kind of government could be formed in Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover.

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Taliban May Announce New Government In Afghanistan Today, Says Report

The British and Italian foreign ministers were meanwhile both headed to Afghanistan's neighbours in the coming days to discuss the plight of refugees still hoping to escape the Taliban

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41 Dead After Hurricane Ida Causes Flash Flooding in New York, Turns Streets into Rivers

Flooding closed major roads across New Jersey and New York boroughs including Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens, submerging cars

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Musicals Return to Broadway With ‘Waitress’ and ‘Hadestown’

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World United In What They Expect Taliban To Do For Recognition In Afghanistan: White House

The world is united in what they expect the Taliban to do to get recognition in Afghanistan from the international community, the White House said noting that it is for China to decide where it would like to stand on the situation. The world is united in what they expect the Taliban to do, which is allow people who want to depart the country to depart. And China has to decide where they are in that effort, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Thursday.

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Florida Governor Might Support Abortion Ban Like Texas Law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he might support enacting a law that would ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, much like a Texas law that the U.S. Supreme Court allowed to take effect.

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British National Pleads Guilty To Role In Terror Beheadings

A British national admitted Thursday evening in a federal courtroom near the nation's capital that he played a leadership role in an Islamic State scheme to torture, hold for ransom and eventually behead American hostages.

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Cryptocurrency Promoter Pleads Guilty In $2 Billion Fraud

A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in what prosecutors called a textbook Ponzi scheme that defrauded cryptocurrency investors worldwide of more than $2 billion.

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California Families Relay Harrowing Escape From Afghanistan

When Yousef's wife and their four children boarded a July 15 flight in San Diego to attend her brother's wedding in Afghanistan, they were looking forward to a month of family gatherings. It was long overdue the coronavirus pandemic prevented them from traveling earlier.

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No Evidence To Verify Whether Pakistan Brought In Fighters To Support Taliban In Afghanistan: Pentagon

The Pentagon has said it has seen no evidence to corroborate reports that there were Pakistan nationals along with the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. I have not seen anything to corroborate that report, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters at a news conference on Thursday when asked about the reported allegations by former Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan had sent between 10,000 to 15,000 of its men along with the Taliban to capture Kabul and Afghanistan.

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FS Shringla Meets US Secretary Of State, Discusses Bilateral Ties And Afghanistan

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Thursday during which they discussed bilateral ties, regional and global issues including the current situation in Afghanistan. This was the first high-level discussion between the officials of the two countries after the American withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on August 31.

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