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BBC News says Sarah Storey won her 17th Paralympic gold to become Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian of all time.

France24 says the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy dealing a major blow to abortion rights.

Aljazeera says Hurricane Ida, which swept through Louisiana with the strongest winds ever is estimated to have caused almost $18 billion in damage.

TRT World says Afghanistan’s economy is likely to collapse following the rapid withdrawal of US forces and the Taliban’s return to power.

Arab News says Afghans made a run for the borders as Taliban militants cemented their grip on the country and finalized plans to form a government.

BBC News says the UK is in talks with the Taliban to secure safe passage out of Afghanistan for a number of British nationals and Afghans who remain there.

The Guardian says Dominic Raab faces a grilling from MPs over what has been described as “the biggest failure of foreign policy in a generation” on Wednesday.

France24 says the World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified in Colombia in January.

Arab News says the United States mission to Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned a Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport that wounded eight people.

TRT World says US President Joe Biden on Tuesday vigorously defended his decision to end America’s longest war and withdraw all US troops ahead of an August 31 deadline.

BBC Sport says Ronaldo completed his move back to Man United on transfer deadline day to help push Premier League clubs’ outlay past £1bn – but overall spending has dropped.

BBC News says the international community will “push as one voice” for the safe passage of Afghans who want to leave, Boris Johnson has said.

The Guardian says the EU has removed 6 countries from a Covid “white list” of places whose tourists should be permitted without restrictions.

France24 says a popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday as wildfires raced towards Lake Tahoe.

VOA says almost 20 years after the US sent forces into Afghanistan to go after the terrorists who planned the 9/11 attacks, U.S. troops have left the country for a final time.

TRT World says Hurricane Ida has become a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi, while Louisiana residents waited to be rescued.

Arab News says Syrian regime forces shelled opposition-held parts of a southern city killing at least one person, while insurgents killed 4.

BBC News says the UK is seeking international agreement to ensure the Taliban sticks to its commitment to allow safe passage for Afghans and foreign nationals who want to leave.

The Guardian says two weeks ago, Ranjith “Roy” Kankanamalage, 50, was discovered with a fatal head injury in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, east London.

TRT World says hurricane Ida has blasted ashore as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US, knocking out power to all of New Orleans

Arab News says at least 30 soldiers were killed and more than 65 injured on Sunday in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on a military base in southern Yemen.

Aljazeera says several children have been killed in a US drone attack that destroyed a car laden with explosives near the international airport in Kabul, according to witnesses.

BBC News says the UK will continue its operation to evacuate people from Afghanistan despite the “despicable” attack at the capital’s airport, Boris Johnson says.

The Guardian says health officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of Covid cases as about 500,000 people head to music festivals and millions more venture to the tourism hotspots.

TRT World says President Joe Biden, his voice breaking with emotion, has vowed the United States will hunt down the attackers of twin explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan