Louisiana braces as Hurricane Ida makes landfall

Hurricane Ida which has made landfall in Louisiana with winds of around 150 miles per hour.

It comes on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans.

Our US correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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US says drone strike prevented suicide attack in Kabul

US officials say they've conducted a drone strike in Kabul in Afghanistan, on a car filled with explosives.

US Central Command spokesperson Captain Bill Urban said they had eliminated "an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamid Karzai International airport."

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Biden: another Kabul attack "highly likely" in next 24-36 hours

US President Joe Biden has warned another terrorist attack is "highly
likely" in the next 24 to 36 hours.

The US leader has also pledged more drone strikes to take out ISIS-K
fighters, following Friday night's killing of 2 people connected to
Thursday's suicide bombing.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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US kills two "high profile" ISIS-K targets in drone strike

The United States says it has killed two "high profile" ISIS-K members
and wounded another in a drone strike in Afghanistan.

It follows Thursday's suicide bombing at Kabul airport which killed
170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service personnel.

The US has vowed to find those responsible for the attack.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Denmark to close Embassy in Tanzania

Denmark has announced that it will be closing its embassy in Tanzania in what the country's foreign ministry says is part of a reorganisation.

Isaac Lukando reports.

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US kills ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan drone strike

The US says it has killed one of the people responsible for the
suicide bombing at Kabul airport.

At least 170 Afghan civilians died in Thursday's attack, along with 13
US service personnel.

The Pentagon says it carried out a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
killing an ISIS-K planner.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Nick Harper reports evacuations at Kabul airport appear to be winding down.

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Parole Board Votes to Release Sirhan Sirhan

A California parole board has voted in favor of releasing Sirhan Sirhan from prison. 

He was arrested and convicted of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy  more than 50 years ago.Two of Kennedy's sons spoke in favor of Sirhan's release.

Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.

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US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIVIDED OVER PROBABLE ORIGIN OF COVID-19

The US intelligence community is divided over the origin of COVID-19 in China. 

This revelation is made in a newly released report…coming three months after US President Joe Biden requested a more in-depth review. The US President says he'll continue to press China into revealing more about what happened soon after the first cases were reported in Wuhan.

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story. 

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US warns of further Kabul attacks as evacuations continue

The United States is warning another terrorist attack is "likely" at
Kabul airport, even as the operation continues to evacuate civilians.

The warning comes a day after at least 170 Afghans and 13 US service
personnel died in a suicide bombing.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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White House: Biden warned another terror strike in Kabul is "likely"

The White House says another terror attack in Kabul is "likely" and say US forces at the airport are taking additional measures to protect themselves and would-be evacuees.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has disclosed that thousands of potential ISIS-K terrorists have been released from Afghan prisons by the Taliban.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Jobs and Fed comments expected to move markets in coming week [PREVIEW]

The health of the U.S. labor market is expected to be in firm focus on
Wall Street in the coming week.

And traders are set to keep digesting recent comments from the Federal Reserve.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Pentagon confirms one bomb attack in Kabul and one suicide bomber

The Pentagon says it believes there was only one explosion in the Kabul airport attack, and one suicide bomber.

The death toll from Thursday’s attack stands at 170 Afghans and 13 US service members- 200 people have been wounded.

Pentagon officials have reiterated that evacuations remain the priority, while confirming they have the capabilities on the ground to deliver on President Biden’s pledge to hunt the terrorists down.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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UN warn of Afghanistan funding gap

The United Nations has called on the international community to fill a
substantial funding gap for Afghanistan.

The world body says the money is needed to help around 16 million
people in the country.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Biden under scrutiny in Afghan evacuation scramble

US President Joe Biden's leadership is under intense scrutiny in
Washington, as the nation absorbs the shock of the chaos in Kabul.

A day after twin suicide attacks on Kabul international airport left
scores of people dead, including 13 US troops, the Biden
administration is under heavy fire for its handling of a disastrous
mission to pull out of Afghanistan.

America's longest war is ending as it began, with the country mourning
the casualties of a terror attack and a President vowing to hunt down
the perpetrators.

Nick Harper has more.

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UK EVACUATIONS IN FINAL STAGES

The United Kingdom has entered the final stages of evacuations from Afghanistan. The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the final civilians will be flown out in the next 24 hours - to allow time for the military drawdown. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.

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EU nations pledge to continue evacuations even as airlift operations end

European leaders have vowed to continue Afghanistan evacuation operations, in the wake of what one called a "barbaric" terror attack at Kabul airport that killed dozens of civilians and U.S. troops. 

The pledge came even as a number of EU countries ended their airlift operations.

Lucy Hough has more. 

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MERKEL CONDEMNS KABUL BOMBING AS GERMANY WITHDRAWS

Germany has ended its military evacuation flights from Kabul, following the deadly twin bombings outside the city's airport. 

The last of the country's troops are expected to arrive back home Friday - with Angela Merkel praising their efforts in helping evacuate thousands of Afghan citizens. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Half of India's 900 million eligible adults are now partially vaccinated

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Half of India's eligible adults – that's roughly 450 million people have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines.

The country was once suffering from an acute vaccine shortage but now authorities hope to fully inoculate all adults in the next three months.

Experts say the target may be unrealistic as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.

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Hong Kong authorities ban opposition politician for being unpatriotic

One of the only two remaining independent members of Hong Kong's legislature has lost his seat, after authorities deemed him to be unpatriotic. The government says the move is part of efforts to ensure political stability in the city. Democracy activists are condemning the decision. 

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. 

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Contaminated Moderna vaccines to have little impact on Japan’s rollout

Contaminated Moderna vaccines discovered in Japan will have little impact on the vaccine rollout, according to the country's Prime Minister. The use of 1.63 million doses was suspended on Thursday after foreign materials 

Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.

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