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Europe Fires

NEW VIDEO: Gigantic deadly fires destroy parts of Europe over the weekend

sprinter asylum

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya enters the Polish embassy in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Olympic sprinter, fearing for her safety, given asylum in Poland

vaccine boosters

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

WHO tells rich countries to hold off on giving out vaccine boosters

Mass testing China outbreak

Mass testing underway as China experiences worst COVID-19 outbreak in more than a year

Israel airstrike

Israel fires back with rare airstrike in response to Lebanese rocket attack

Rocket fire escalates between Israel and Hezbollah along Lebanon border

Police escort rescue workers carrying a person through a train station after a knife attack on a train in Tokyo, Japan August 6, 2021 in this still image taken from video obtained by REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

At least 10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train

OLYMPIC TRENDING

The top five trending Tokyo Olympic moments we can’t forget

climate report

FILE PHOTO: Flood waters lap at a high water warning sign that was partially pushed over by Hurricane Florence on Oak Island, North Carolina, U.S., September 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

UN climate report: Earth has ‘Nowhere to run, Nowhere to hide’

Pentagon Amazon Canada

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, brief reporters at the Pentagon as the U.S. military nears the formal end of its mission in Afghanistan in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

COVID mandates: Military requires vaccine, Amazon requires masks, Canada requires tourists be vaccinated

Taliban capital cities

A Taliban flag flies in the main square of Kunduz city after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Taliban fighters Sunday took control of much of the capital of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, including the governor's office and police headquarters, a provincial council member said. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

Gaining ground: Taliban takes over two more capital cities in Afghanistan

families details attacks

Family members who lost loved ones on 9/11 hold up their photos during an event outside the U.S. Capitol to introduce the September 11th Transparency Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation to improve transparency regarding federal 9/11 investigations, in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Providing closure: DOJ to give 9/11 families more details on attacks

Taliban three capital cities

Taliban fighters stand guard at a check point in Farah, Afghanistan August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Kabul in trouble? Taliban seizes six more capital cities

troops to Afghanistan

Taliban fighters record a message after seizing Pul-e- Khumri, capital of Baghlan province, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from a social media video, uploaded August 10, 2021. Taliban Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Not over yet? More US troops on their way to Afghanistan

Afghanistan Taliban

As US troops head to Afghanistan, Taliban takes over four more capital cities

taliban Afghanistan risks

Professor: women, democratic government face gravest danger as Taliban advance in Afghanistan

People look for survivors at a house destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Death toll from Haiti’s 7.2 earthquake rises to more than 700

U.S. President Joe Biden is seen during a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, their security team and senior officials to obtain updates on the draw down of civilian personnel in Afghanistan, evacuations of SIV applicants and other Afghan allies, and the ongoing security situation in Kabul, in this handout photo obtained from The White House Twitter account on August 16, 2021.

Taliban declares ‘war is over’ as president and diplomats flee Kabul

Afghans escape

7 People dead during chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans flee and Taliban completes stunning takeover

earthquake damage

New video from Haiti: Bodies pulled from the rubble, damage widespread after earthquake

Storms

Three storms: TS Fred hits Florida, TD Grace drenches earthquake-ravaged Haiti, and TS Henri forms near Bermuda

Haiti deadly magnitude earthquake

“Haiti can’t catch a break”: Deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits home

Capitol Hill reacts to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan falling

Biden Afganistan

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

“I stand squarely behind my decision”: Biden breaks silence on Afghanistan