Taliban take full control of Afghanistan airport
The Taliban took full control of Kabul International Airport on Tuesday after the last US plane left the airport, marking the end of the longest war in US history.
Taliban vehicles drove the only runway at Hamid Karzai International Airport, north of the military side of the airport.
Heavily armed Taliban fighters marched through the hangars before dawn, overtaking some of the seven CH-46 helicopters the State Department used for evacuations before making them unmanageable.
Taliban fighters hoisted their white flags above the airport barricades while others guarded the civilian side of the airport. Inside the hall, dozens of bags and a few things were strewn on the floor.
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Alain Delon, Jean Dujardin among grievers bidding adieu to Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo's family, friends and loved bid adieu to the French film icon, at a private funeral service inside Paris' oldest church – Saint German des Près.
The star of the iconic French New Wave film "Breathless" died at 88 years-old. His death jolted the country into mourning for the man whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin made him one of the country's most recognizable leading men.
The outpouring of national grief has reflected Belmondo's prominent role in France's cultural world and in its living rooms, where families gathered around his old films.
Hundreds of fans crowded outside the church and cheered as famous French actors Alain Delon and Jean Dujardin, as well as other luminaries of the French cinematic world, arrived on the square and entered the church.
And his fans applauded as Belmondo's coffin was driven away.
This private ceremony follows the official one led by President Emmanuel Macron, inside the courtyard of Les Invalides.
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US presidents display unity on 20th anniversary of 9/11
The United States and several European leaders commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with solemn and moving tributes on Saturday.
To mark this sombre occasion, President Joe Biden went on a memorial tour of the three plane crash sites where thousands of lives were lost.
Biden is the fourth president to console the nation on the anniversary of that dark day, one that has shaped many of the most consequential domestic and foreign policy decisions made by the chief executives over the past two decades.
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Tax the Rich
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has kicked off a storm after making a political statement with her outfit at the Met Gala – drawing both praise and criticism over “hypocrisy” on social media for a dress bearing the slogan ‘Tax the Rich’.
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