Afghanistan war: Biden says he does not regret troop withdrawal
US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances. Mr...
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Highers and Nat 5s: Four things to look out for on results day
Pupils across Scotland are due to receive confirmation of their grades for their National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications. They’ll come in the form...
Apple criticised for system that detects child abuse
Apple is facing criticism over a new system that finds child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US users’ devices. The technology will search for matches...
China: How Delta threatens a prized zero Covid strategy
One of those people travelling from Moscow had the Delta variant of Covid-19. After they left the plane, staff from the Nanjing Lukou airport swooped...
Elaine Thompson-Herah: Instagram blocks gold medallist who shared race win
Olympic gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah was mistakenly blocked on Instagram, its owner Facebook Inc has confirmed. Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, was...
Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya flies out of Japan
A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics has left Japan. Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, boarded a flight to Vienna on...
September 11 attacks: What happened that day and after
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 suicide attackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. The attack...
Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city
Ferocious fighting is taking place in a major Afghan city, amid fears it could be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban. Lashkar...
Tokyo Olympics: Valerie Adams makes history with fourth shot put medal
New Zealand’s Valerie Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event after claiming bronze in the women’s...
Covid and a coup: The double crisis pushing Myanmar to the brink
It’s a double whammy that has left Myanmar with no room to breathe – a military coup coupled with a pandemic that has killed thousands....
