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Thousands of homes are under threat in the historic Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada as firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire.
Historically dry conditions are helping to fuel fires in the American West.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Hours after the last of US troops left Afghanistan, India has made its first official contact with the Taliban.
India's ambassador to Qatar met with the Taliban official in Doha.
This comes just a day after the militant group urged for stronger ties with New Delhi.
Ishan Garg has more.
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The Premier of the state of New South Wales says Australia must move forward with its commitment to re-open despite the 11 hundred and 16 new cases of the Delta strain that were recorded in the past 24 hrs.
With Queensland re-opening locally after another week of no new infections, and Victoria announcing plans to maintain restrictions until at least 70 percent of residents have received one dose of coronavirus vaccine, the New South Wales outbreak remains of critical concern.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane
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Doctors in Hong Kong say they're worried about a new government plan to let overseas medics work as specialists in the city. Health authorities say the plan is needed to solve labor shortages. But doctor's groups say the standard of treatment may suffer.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga has said that it is not possible to dissolve the Diet's lower house this month due to Japan's severe Covid-19 situation.
His statement comes amid growing speculation, as a general election must be called this autumn.
Suga is also facing challenges to his leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party as his term comes to an end this month.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
New mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in Nevada. People have been told to pack up and leave the area near the famous Lake Tahoe recreation area….as a raging wildfire burns through the region.
Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.
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America’s longest war may be over, but the fight for the legacy of the president who ended it, has only just begun.
US President Biden faces a political backlash so strong that even his supporters wonder whether he can survive it.
And a day after the last US planes left Kabul, some two hundred Americans remain stranded- making it impossible for Joe Biden to draw a line under Afghanistan.
Nina-Maria Potts has the latest:
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The Indian government is facing fierce criticism for renovating a century-old memorial in the state of Punjab.
The Jallianwala (Juh-lee-yan-wa-lah) Bagh where more than a thousand people were killed by colonial British forces has been given a modern look by officials.
But historians say, the face-lift glamourises a rather painful event in history.
Ishan Garg reports.
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Japan is considering pulling its Self Defence Forces out of Afghanistan, possibly on Wednesday. Government sources cited in Japanese media said it would be difficult to ensure safety at the airport after the US' troops pulled out.
The US completed the withdrawal of its forces on Monday.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.