The Daily Mail says: Boris Johnson today pleaded with the Taliban to allow people to leave Afghanistan after the US has completed its withdrawal on August 31.
Day: 25 August 2021
“Joe’s no to Bojo”, says Metros’s headline. It says the US president snubbed the prime minister’s plea to keep his troops in Afghanistan beyond 31 August.
The i sees the next few days as the “last chance to escape the Taliban”. The only realistic route out of the country will soon be a “dangerous land journey to refugee camps
The Guardian says thousands of Afghans could potentially be abandoned if the UK operations end as expected in 24 to 36 hours.
The Daily Mail says: Demi Moore showcased her incredible bikini body as she relaxed on holiday in Croatia on Monday.
The Mirror says: New pictures show a battered and bruised Katie Price after she was punched in an alleged assault.
Aljazeera says Japan is expanding a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 in all, to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus infections
Arab News says Saudi Arabia on Tuesday lifted a direct entry ban on expats from 20 countries, a decision taken in February to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Mirror says: The Rolling Stones had been going for a year in January 1963 when drummer Charlie Watts played with them for the first time. He is held in such high regard by his band-mates that they class that night as the real beginning.
TRT World says the World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is “deeply concerned” by the situation there, especially regarding women’s rights.
The Daily Mirror says: The Taliban has one of the World’s best-equipped terror armies with millions of pounds worth of new military hardware from the US.
TRT World says Joe Biden has said US intends to complete its pullout from Afghanistan by August 31 and needs to withdraw rapidly because of a growing risk of militant attacks.
France24 says the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
BBC News says Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have paid tribute to their bandmate Charlie Watts, following the death of the Rolling Stones drummer.
The Daily Mirror quotes the tribute from Sir Elton John, who described Charlie Watts as the “ultimate drummer”.
Photographs of Charlie Watts feature on every front page following the death of the Rolling Stone’s drummer at the age of 80.
The Daily Mail reports Joe Biden’s decision – but its story also points out that the Taliban rejected a deadline extension.