What next for Kabul's airport? With the Taliban in possession of Kabul's airport after the United States completed its withdrawal, the focus will now shift from the mammoth Western evacuation ... World • 31 Aug
China's services sector contracts in August China's services sector contracted in August for the first time since the start of the pandemic while factory activity slowed further as domestic coronavirus travel ... Business • 31 Aug
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens US resort Firefighters battled to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe as a wildfire chased thousands of residents and tourists from the ... US • 31 Aug
Three die during Brazil bank raid rampage Three people have been killed in a rampage that saw the armed robbery of two banks and hostages strapped to cars in Brazil, police have ... World • 31 Aug
Taliban celebrates defeating the United States The Taliban has celebrated its total return to power in Afghanistan with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of the country ... World • 31 Aug
UN warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Afghanistan The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution requiring the Taliban to honour its commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan. World • 31 Aug
EU removes US from Covid safe list for travel The European Union has removed five territories, including the United States, from its list of countries exempted from restrictions on non-essential travel during the coronavirus ... Business • 30 Aug
EU removes US from safe list for non-essential travel The EU has recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising Covid infections in the country. Coronavirus • 30 Aug
US drone strike wiped out Kabul family, says relative Ten members of one family living in a suburb of Kabul died in an air strike launched by the US, according to a relative of ... World • 30 Aug
German inflation edges up to 3.9% in August German consumer price inflation remained at euro-era high levels in August, preliminary data showed today, climbing slightly to 3.9% on the back of one-off effects ... Business • 30 Aug
