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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.

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.

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 Guardian says three people have died and two drivers have been arrested after a serious collision involving a lorry, a minibus and a car on the M25 in Essex. A fourth person is in hospital.

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.

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.