France24 says authorities in Nice opened an investigation into the ugly incidents which led to the abandonment of the weekend Ligue 1 match between the home side and Marseille.
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Sky News says a person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach.
VOA says the US has evacuated 7,400 people from Kabul in the past 24 hours, as officials confront what Antony Blinken described as an “incredibly volatile situation at the airport”.
TRT World says Tunisia’s President Kais Saied extended the suspension of parliament, after last month dismissing his prime minister and assuming executive authority.
Aljazeera says Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel.
The Daily Mirror reports the arrest of a man on suspicion of assaulting former model and TV personality Katie Price in a ‘home bust-up’.
The Daily Mail headline says “Get out in seven days… or else.” As a person was cleared to board the RAF plane before checks in mid-air revealed they were barred.
The Daily Express highlights a suggestion from the Taliban that there will be “consequences” if international forces stay in the country.
The Japanese government frantically started administering the AstraZeneca vaccine in order to add a much-needed impetus to the flailing Japan vaccination rate. Especially focusing on the city of Osaka as part of an effort to step up vaccinations. The Japanese government has provided a total of 52,800 doses of the vaccine to six states — Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka and Okinawa — that have been under a COVID-19 state of emergency. This push to…
British star Tom Daley is reportedly in talks to write a children’s book following his success at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Experts have predicted a number of Caribbean islands are at risk of being added to the UK’s travel red list in the next travel update.
Britain is set for a 12-day heatwave with temperatures expected to hit 27C making the UK hotter than the Algarve.
Beyonce and Jay Z have unveiled their new campaign for Tiffany & Co – with Queen B wearing a priceless yellow diamond necklace.
The Metro says Boris Johnson has been spotted getting his own shopping in at a supermarket – without wearing a mask.
The i says Dominic Raab will be “bitterly regretting” staying on holiday in Crete as Kabul fell to the Taliban, a former army chief has said.
The Guardian says young patients experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid have urged people to get their vaccine in an NHS video.
The i says UK ministers are unable to publicly state in the strongest terms what they think about President Biden’s decision to cut and run from Afghanistan.
The Guardian says Afghan asylum seekers arriving in Britain could experience problems securing suitable housing.
The Metro says the SAS had to launch a daring raid in Taliban territory after 20 of its troops found themselves stranded, hundreds of miles from safety.
VOA says a wildfire in Northern California continued to grow out of control, as blazes destroy hundreds of homes and forces thousands of people to evacuate.
France24 says at least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing.
TRT World says Bitcoin has risen above $50,000 for the first time in three months as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying.
Arab News says Jacinda Ardern has extended New Zealand’s nationwide COVID-19 lockdown saying the current outbreak of the Delta variant had not yet peaked.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is expected to ask Joe Biden to keep American forces in Afghanistan beyond 31 August in order to allow evacuation flights to continue.
Aljazeera says Joe Biden has pledged his “commitment” to get US citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan but warned of hurdles ahead.