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Historic London Synagogue Fights to Stay Out of the Shadows

Your Wednesday Briefing

Venezuela Opposition Parties Will Take Part in November Elections

India’s Economy, Slammed by Covid-19, Needs Its Lost Growth

Ida brings more challenges for Louisiana hospitals already struggling with a Covid surge.

Working remotely has meant huge salaries, for a lucky few.

What It'll Take to Get Power Back in New Orleans After Ida

Facebook Quietly Makes a Big Admission

Your Wednesday Briefing

Ukraine’s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout

Biden Defends His Decision in Afghanistan

The Taliban Celebrate Victory, With a Crisis Looming

Historic London Synagogue Fights to Stay Out of the Shadows

After the U.S. withdrawal, Afghan women consider the future.

How Will The US Cope With Taliban Rule?

Stranded in Kabul, Afghanistan: A US Resident Runs Out of Options

Should Kids Get Covid Shots Through Off-Label Prescriptions?

The End

New Zealand Police Set Up Lockdown Checkpoints Outside Biggest City

Meet the Little-Known Genius Who Helped Make Pixar Possible

Last U.S. Soldier Leaves as First Taliban Soldiers Arrive

After 15 Years in Opera, Martha Prewitt Runs a Farm in Kentucky

Last U.S. Soldier Leaves as First Taliban Soldiers Arrive

The last American soldier leaves, and the first Taliban soldiers arrive.

Your Tuesday Briefing

Blinken's Speech on Afghanistan: Full Transcript

Transcript of Blinken’s Speech on ‘New Chapter’ in Afghanistan

U.S. War in Afghanistan Ends as Final Evacuation Flights Depart

In Afghanistan, an Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning

Can Afghanistan’s leading broadcaster survive the Taliban?

A W.H.O. official urges measures to keep schools open.

Afghan Family Accuses U.S. of Killing 10, Including 7 Children, in Errant Missile Attack

In an effort to lure Berliners, Covid shots are made available on a train.

Biden receives the bodies of soldiers killed in the Kabul bombing.

U.S. Shoots Down Rockets Aimed at Kabul’s Airport

New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, has a record rise in daily cases.

Your Tuesday Briefing

E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’

Our Favorite Paper Planners for Crossing Tasks off Your List

An Experimental Birth Control Attacks Sperm Like a Virus

Afghanistan Live Updates: U.S. Shoots Down Rockets as Withdrawal Looms

How to Prepare for Your Eventual Return to the Office

The $150 Million Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive

The Delta Variant Is Making Covid a Pandemic of the Young

Is Vaccine Immunity Waning?

North Korea Restarted Plutonium-Producing Reactor, U.N. Agency Warns

Can Afghanistan’s Leading Broadcaster Survive the Taliban?

Exile or Jail: The Grim Choice Facing Russian Opposition Leaders

A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan

Colombia’s Troubles Put a President’s Legacy on the Line

U.S. Shoots Down Rockets Aimed at Kabul Airport

Your Monday Briefing

Your Monday Briefing

Some Afghans say that enemies of the Taliban have begun to disappear.

U.S. Strikes Explosive-Laden Vehicle in Kabul

American University of Kabul Students Trying to Flee Were Sent Home

98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After US Military Departs

Afghanistan Live Updates: U.S. Carries Out Another Strike in Kabul

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

Your Monday Briefing

Tropical Storm Nora Lashes Mexico With Heavy Rains

Biden to Attend Return of US Service Members Killed in Kabul Airport Attack

US Kills Suicide Bombers in Kabul, Official Says

What We Know About the 13 US Service Members Killed in Kabul

U.S. diplomats are unlikely to stay in Afghanistan after troops leave.

Houses of worship struggle with fear of Delta’s rise within their congregations.

Biden to Attend Return of Service Members Killed in Kabul Bombing

U.S. Strikes 'Credible Threat' in Kabul, U.S. Sources Say

Nothing Can Eat Australia’s Cane Toads—So They Eat Each Other

6 Things You Need to Do to Prevent Getting Hacked

Which Google Pixel Phone (and Gear) Should You Buy?

Biden to Attend Return of Service Members Killed in Kabul Bombing

Computer Scientists Find a Key Research Algorithm's Limits

The Best Fitness Trackers and Watches for Everyone

11 Ways to Upgrade Your Wi-Fi and Make Your Internet Faster

How to Save Money on Your Digital Subscriptions

For France, American Vines Still Mean Sour Grapes

Palestinians Finally Have Vaccines. But Will People Take Them?

As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow

All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan

One Afghan family resettling in the U.S. finds a respite.

After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul

US Reprisal Airstrike Killed Two ISIS Militants and Wounded Another

The U.K. is ending its civilian evacuations from Kabul today.

‘Prebunking’ Health Misinformation Tropes Can Stop Their Spread

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Is Almost Android's Apple Watch

Radioactive Rat Snakes Could Help Monitor Fukushima Fallout

Last Stop Is a Playable Love Letter to London

17 Early Labor Day Deals on Laptops, Headlamps, and TVs

A Journey Through Kabul on the Day of the Fall

Britons, Unfazed by High Covid Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’

Myanmar’s Monks, Leaders of Past Protests, Are Divided Over the Coup

A Doctor’s Tour de France, One ‘Medical Desert’ at a Time

U.S. Launches Airstrike in Afghanistan and Warns Americans to Leave Airport

Biden faces a tragedy he worked to avoid.

After one of the deadliest attacks in 20 years of war, many people are still trying to reach the airport.

Pakistan emerges as a winner. What will it do now?

Denmark says Covid is no longer a ‘socially critical disease.’

Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide

As Bombing’s Death Toll Soars, Desperate Afghans Seek Any Exit

How Canadian Leaders Campaign in a Pandemic

Caleb Wallace, Texas Anti-Mask Rally Organizer, Sick With Covid

Overlooked No More: Randy Snow, Paralympic Champion of Wheelchair Tennis

After Airport Bombing, an Afghan Family Buries a Father, and Hope

A U.S. Marine - a Baby on 9/11 - Is Among the Dead in Kabul

Why Florida’s Covid Surge Is Screwing With the Water Supply

Italian Official Resigns After Uproar Over His Plans to Name Park After Fascist

Climate Change Reporter Covers a Mix of Angst and Ambition

How Rodrigo Duterte Can Stay No. 1 by Becoming No. 2

New Zealand’s Homegrown Hero

Your Friday Briefing

Two New York judges ordered defendants to get vaccinated. Can they do that?

In a German first, Hamburg will allow merchants to insist on vaccinations.

In a twist, China’s delay in approving BioNTech’s vaccine could help Taiwan.

Biden Faces a Tragedy He Worked to Avoid

Republicans are divided over how to handle Afghan evacuees.

Kamala Harris pledges U.S. help for Afghan women and children.

Transcript of Biden’s Speech After Kabul Airport Attack

After Decades of War, ISIS and Al Qaeda Can Still Wreak Havoc

A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'

At Least 12 U.S. Troops Among Masses of Dead in Kabul Suicide Attack

Biden Condemns Kabul Attack and Vows Retaliation

An Afghan competing in Tokyo’s Paralympics finds solace in swimming.

Your Friday Briefing

U.S. evacuations slow because of bottlenecks at bases, the Pentagon says.

Guam tries (and mostly fails) to lure tourists back with vaccines.

Vaccine Mandates Work—but Only If They’re Done Right

Bottlenecks at an adult tricycle company illustrate continuing economic challenges.

Kabul Airport a Scene of Chaos After Blasts

Pokimane Has Done Enough—and Has So Much Left to Do

Biden and Naftali Bennett to Meet, Seeking to Burnish U.S.-Israel Relations

Japan Halts 1.6 Million Doses of the Moderna Vaccine Over Contamination Worries

The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.

Israel’s Spy Agency Snubbed the U.S. Can Trust Be Restored?

Your Thursday Briefing

In This Remote American Outpost, Pandemic Recovery Is a Faraway Dream

U.N. has failed its Afghan employees, staff unions say.

U.S. Says 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Deadline Nears

U.S. Warns of Threat at Airport in Kabul

Biden Falls Short on Pledge for U.S. to Be the World’s Vaccine ‘Arsenal,’ Experts Say

New case reports are leveling off globally despite the U.S. surge, the W.H.O. says.

Some 1,500 Americans Are Still in Afghanistan, U.S. Says

How many people in Afghanistan are seeking to be evacuated? The number remains elusive.

The OnlyFans Porn Ban Reversal Does Not Reassure Creators

Why Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer Secretly Traveled to Kabul

Rejecting a Covid inquiry, China peddles conspiracy theories blaming the U.S.

The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can't Stop

The W.H.O. will address inequities by making vaccines in Latin America.

ISIS Branch in Afghanistan Poses Terror Threat to Evacuation in Kabul

Your Thursday Briefing

Five women on a famed Afghan robotics team arrive in Mexico.

Uganda takes in evacuees from Afghanistan, honoring a U.S. request.

Chicago Will Require All City Workers to Be Vaccinated, Mayor Says

Zhang Zhan, Chinese Citizen Journalist, Is Ailing From Hunger Strike

In Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, Taliban Resistance Faces Long Odds

Your Wednesday Briefing

Two House members secretly flew to Kabul on an unauthorized oversight mission.

Indonesia Relaxes Restrictions as Covid Cases Decline

How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.

Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

Taliban Urges Afghan Women to Stay Home for Their Safety

Biden Sticks to Afghan Deadline, Resisting Pleas to Extend Evacuation

Military Ramps Up Evacuations From Kabul, but Bottlenecks Persist

How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Indonesia is easing restrictions gradually as cases fall.

Swamped by Covid patients, the Philippines’ largest public hospital closes the doors to its E.R.

The U.S. has more unvaccinated seniors than other wealthy countries, making Delta deadlier.

The C.D.C. adds several countries to a list that travelers should avoid.

International students begin to return to U.S. universities after a Covid hiatus.

The World Bank is freezing aid disbursements to Afghanistan.

Your Wednesday Briefing

Israel's Naftali Bennett Backs Hard Line on Iran, Softer Tone With U.S.

A New Chip Cluster Will Make Massive AI Models Possible

Under Taliban Rule, Life in Kabul Transforms Once Again

G7 leaders are expected to push Biden to extend the evacuation timeline.

F.D.A., Not F.D.R.

Hawaii Governor Urges Tourists to Stay Away Amid Covid Surge

Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?

Hawaii’s governor discourages visitors as virus rates surge.

In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris Rebukes China

Biden Faces a Trade-Off: Stop Corruption, or Migration?

In Shift, Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

Your Tuesday Briefing

Signs bubble up that a Chinese city is growing weary of lockdown.

Australia should shift its focus away from lockdowns, its prime minister says.

A hospital finds an unlikely group opposing vaccination: its workers.

F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine, a First for a Covid-19 Shot

Taliban Reject Extended Deadline as U.S. Races to Finish Evacuation

Australia tells Afghan refugees: ‘Do not attempt an illegal boat journey.’

Videos Show Rush to Burn, Destroy U.S. Equipment as Kabul Fell

U.S. Military Commander in Afghanistan Talks to Taliban Almost Daily

Your Tuesday Briefing

On Shaky Ground, Former President Karzai Stays in Afghanistan

Taliban Hold First Meeting of Religious Leaders Since Taking Power

Afghan Fiasco Raises Hard Questions for Europe

American Vet Returns to Italy to Greet ‘Bambini’ He Last Saw in 1944

Neue Nationalgalerie Reopens in Berlin After 6-Year Refit

Would It Be Fair to Treat Vaccinated Covid Patients First?

How to Prepare for a Disaster, Emotionally and Mentally

AI Can Write in English. Now It's Learning Other Languages

Are These the Hidden Deepfakes in the Anthony Bourdain Movie?

Can This Sun-Reflecting Fabric Help Fight Climate Change?

T. Rex Was Fearsome but May Have Been a Picky Eater

Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities.

Local Government in Australia Kills Dogs Over Covid Fears

Nepal's Gurkha Soldiers Seek to Flee Afghanistan

Taiwan Begins Using a Homegrown Vaccine

On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders

Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?

Your Monday Briefing

The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty

Russian Journalists Meet a Crackdown With Dark Humor, and Subscribers

Photographs of Afghanistan’s Post-9/11 Generation

Chaos Persists at Kabul Airport as Taliban Discuss New Government

As Afghanistan Collapses, a Lament for ‘Repeating the Same Mistakes’

ISIS Poses ‘Acute’ Threat to U.S. Evacuation Efforts in Kabul, Sullivan Says

Afghanistan's Gen-Z Reflects on the U.S. Invasion After 9/11

Your Monday Briefing

Biden says Afghan evacuation deadline may be extended.

U.S. Says It Doesn't Know How Many Americans Are in Afghanistan

In Haiti, Need Is Overwhelming, but Some Politicians’ Charity Rings False

Afghanistan Live Updates: U.S. Orders Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Evacuees

‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever Surges in Ethiopia as Its Civil War Spreads

Sardinian Village Tries to Save an Ancient Tree Scorched by Fire

Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees

Tony Blair, Who Led U.K. into Afghanistan, Criticizes the Pullout

20 Amazingly Addictive Couch Co-Op Games

How the Cuttlefish’s Robust Memory System Defies Old Age

Is Your Name Ruining Your Life?

Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees

How Big Data Carried Graph Theory Into New Dimensions

Monoprice's $250 Planar Magnetic Headphones Sound Awesome

You Should Be Using TweetDeck

The World’s Last Samaritans, Straddling the Israeli-Palestinian Divide

This Is How the U.S.'s Afghanistan Exit Plan Unraveled

A Rush of News: Behind The New York Times's Live Coverage

Jesse Jackson and His Wife Are Hospitalized With Covid-19

The British Government Is Launching an Antibody Surveillance Program

U.S. Ready to Make Airlines Provide Planes to Speed Afghan Evacuation

Videos From Kabul Airport Show Injuries as Afghans Try to Enter

Desperation as Afghans Seek to Flee a Country Retaken by the Taliban

Ivermectin Should Not Be Used to Treat Covid, F.D.A. Says

Situation at Kabul's Airport Worsens as Diplomats Warn of Threats

A Guide to Covid Vaccine Booster Shots

Vietnam War Victims Seek Answers on Massacre from South Korea

He Guarded Haiti’s Slain President. And He’s the Target of a Drug Inquiry.

Athens Is Only Getting Hotter. Its New ‘Chief Heat Officer’ Hopes to Cool It Down.

Afghanistan Faces Economic Shock as Sanctions Replace Foreign Aid

Biden’s Inaccurate Claims in Defending Afghanistan Withdrawal

How to Help Afghanistan Refugees and the Relief Effort

Afghans are aiding Americans in keeping the tumult outside from swamping the airport.

Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion

A Baby Passed Over a Wall in Kabul Is Reunited With Family

Some former Trump allies say his Taliban deal laid the groundwork for chaos.

The US Is Getting Covid Booster Shots. The World Is Furious

Biden Defends Afghanistan Evacuation as Thousands Besiege Kabul Airport

As Canada Awaits a New Group of Refugees, Questions Loom

Evgeny Sveshnikov, Grandmaster and Theorist of Chess, Dies at 71

‘My Dreams Died’: On Kabul’s Streets With a Woman Protest Leader

Dr. Gino Strada, Who Brought Health Care to the Desperate, Dies at 73

Google Docs Scams Still Pose a Threat

OnlyFans’ Explicit Content Ban Betrays Its Creators

Putin Takes Shot at West, but Says He’ll Work to ‘Normalize’ Afghanistan

Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food

Biden Tries to Restore Calm Amid Chaos in Kabul

Apple’s Photo-Scanning Plan Sparks Outcry From Policy Groups

Biden Pushes Boosters, Schools Mandate Shots, and More News

How News Organizations Got Afghan Colleagues Out of Kabul

The Taliban’s use of social media is a thorny problem for tech companies.

WHO's Africa Director: 'Booster Shots Make a Mockery of Vaccine Equity'

How A Sluggish Visa Process is Stranding Many Afghans Who Helped US

A series of negotiated surrenders helped pave the Taliban’s way to Kabul.

Many rebels before the Taliban also promised moderation after seizing power.

The U.S. and other nations step up evacuation flights.

Taliban Quash Afghanistan Protests, Tightening Grip on Country

Sluggish Visa Process Strands Many Afghans Who Helped U.S.

Trump’s Deal With the Taliban Draws Fire From His Former Allies

What is Shariah Law, And What Does it Mean for Afghan Women?

Lina Khan’s Theory of the Facebook Antitrust Case Takes Shape

Hunted by the Taliban, US-Allied Afghan Forces Are in Hiding

Deal Between UN and Qatar Provides Aid to Gazans, But Reconstruction is Elusive

Cuba’s acclaimed health system reels as the virus surges.

17-Year-Old Afghan Soccer Player, Zaki Anwari, Died in Fall From U.S. Evacuation Plane

Those plastic barriers probably don’t help and may even make things worse.

Taliban Quash Protests and Seize Enemies, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan

What Is Shariah Law?

U.N. General Assembly: U.S. Wants Event Scaled Back

On Roblox, Kids Learn It’s Hard to Earn Money Making Games

With Collapse in Afghanistan, Russia Takes Charge in Central Asia

Your Friday Briefing

Seeking Global Recognition, Taliban Take a New Approach: Making Nice

Your Thursday Briefing

How an Obscure Green Bay Packers Site Conquered Facebook

‘We will get as many out as possible,’ a U.S. general said as troops surged at the Kabul airport.

Schools are caught in the cross hairs of America’s culture wars.

Series of U.S. Actions Left Afghan Allies Frantic, Stranded and Eager to Get Out

First Resistance to Taliban Rule Tests Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future

Military to Work With Taliban to Ensure Evacuations, Pentagon Says

British Court Denies Last-Ditch Effort to Save Geronimo, the Divisive Alpaca

Intelligence Agencies Did Not Predict Imminence of Afghan Collapse, Officials Say

Biden: The U.S. Couldn't Avoid Chaos in Afghanistan

Pope Francis calls getting vaccinated ‘an act of love’ in a video.

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find

China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC

Your Thursday Briefing

‘There’s So Much More to Afghanistan’: Khaled Hosseini Reflects on His Birthplace

Facebook reaffirms a ban on Taliban accounts even as the group looks to communicate a new message.

Afghanistan’s Paralympics team won’t compete in Tokyo.

Who are the Taliban’s top leaders?

The T-Mobile Data Breach Is Much Worse Than It Had to Be

How the Taliban Conquered Afghanistan

Memory of Migrant Crisis Haunts Europe as First Afghan Refugees Land

Ashraf Ghani Vows to Return to Afghanistan

Here’s Where to Get Discounts With a Student Email Address

To China, Afghan Fall Proves U.S. Hubris. It Also Brings New Dangers.

Afghanistan Live Updates: Taliban Meet Public Protest With Violence

A First Amendment Precedent

Taliban Meet Protests in Afghanistan With Force

How ‘The Daily’ Covered Afghanistan’s Fall

Glimpses of Kabul under the Taliban: Fighters patrolling roads, and lines at banks.

China Sees U.S. Hubris in Afghanistan's Fall, but Also New Risks

Blindsided Abroad: Vaccinated But Testing Positive on a Trip to Europe

Hong Kong Police Arrest University Students for ‘Advocating Terrorism’

Biden Rattles U.K. With His Afghanistan Policy

Your Wednesday Briefing

The Taliban’s Leaders: Worldly and ‘Inclusive’ or Ruthless Ideologues?

Pope Francis Encourages Covid Vaccines in Media Campaign

T.S.A. Extends Mask Mandate for Travelers to January

Taliban Promise Peace, but Doubt and Fear Persist

Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling

In a Handful of States, Early Data Hint at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections

After 7 years of failing to fix Afghanistan, Ghani made a hasty escape.

Body Parts Found in Landing Gear of Flight From Kabul, Officials Say

New Regulation Could Cause a Split in the Crypto Community

Your Wednesday Briefing

How U.S. Afghans Watch the Chaos with Horror

Thousands Who Helped the U.S. in Afghanistan Are Trapped. What Happens Next?

NASA’s Lucy Mission Gets Ready to Fly by the Trojan Asteroids

The Taliban Are Back. Now Will They Restrain or Support Al Qaeda?

India’s Covid-19 Numbers Have Fallen. A Third Wave Still Looms.

Maki Kaji, ‘Godfather of Sudoku,’ Dies at 69

Quake-Struck Haiti Is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits

The Day After the Fall

Taliban Official Sits for TV Interview With Female Presenter

George W. Bush Cites 'Deep Sadness' Over Events in Afghanistan

How Peppers Proliferated Around the Planet

New Zealand To Begin a Three-Day Lockdown after a Single Case is Reported.

What If You Could Become Invisible to Mosquitoes?

Khmer Rouge Leader Appears in Court to Appeal Genocide Conviction

Your Tuesday Briefing

Biden stands behind Afghan withdrawal, despite ‘hard and messy’ final days.

Chaos Ensues at Kabul Airport as Americans Abandon Afghanistan

Ashraf Ghani Makes Hasty Escape From Afghanistan

On an iconic bridge, U.S. allies flee Afghanistan as the Soviets did.

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could extinguish U.S. influence in Kabul.

The Taliban's Takeover in Afghanistan: What to Know

Your Tuesday Briefing

The T-Mobile Data Breach Is One You Can’t Ignore

Afghanistan Video: Key Scenes from the Taliban's Swift Victory

In Washington, Recriminations Over Afghanistan Emerge Quickly

Can the vaccinated develop long Covid?

Malaysian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Anger Over Virus

Afghans Storm Kabul’s Airport in Desperate Bid to Escape

Taliban Take Over Afghan Presidential Palace

Australia’s Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Aboriginal Communities

The prospect of booster shots is igniting a global health debate.

Patagonia, Adorned in Autumn

Florida School Board Defies Gov. DeSantis's Masking Ban

Your Monday Briefing

In Zambia Election, Opposition Leader Storms to Decisive Win Over President

Japan’s Economy Returns to Growth, but Virus Threat Looms

Kabul’s Sudden Fall to Taliban Ends U.S. Era in Afghanistan

Texas State Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ Mask Mandate Ban

‘I’m the Only Surgeon’: After Haiti Quake, Thousands Seek Scarce Care

In an Overrun Kabul, Many Have No Place to Run

Your Monday Briefing

Officials in Washington are scrambling to keep up with the fast-moving events in Afghanistan.

Afghans Working for U.S. Government Radio Fear Taliban Backlash

U.N. Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Afghanistan

Afghans working for U.S. government broadcasters fear Taliban backlash.

Florida School Board Defies Gov. DeSantis's Masking Ban

The U.S. real estate market begins to cool after bump from the pandemic.

Taliban Enter Kabul as Afghan Government Collapses and President Ghani Flees

Afghanistan Live Updates: Afghan President Said to Have Fled as Taliban Enter Kabul

Haiti Live Updates: Search for Survivors After Deadly Quake Kills Hundreds

A Week Into Taliban Rule, One City’s Glimpse of What the Future May Hold

Trudeau Sets Canada on Path to Early Election

Blinken Says Taliban Moved Faster Than Expected, Defends Removal of Troops

Flash Floods in Turkey Kill 59, and Dozens Are Still Missing

Tropical Storm Grace Heads Toward Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti

The Taliban close in on Kabul, the last government stronghold.

The Coros Pace 2 Is My New Favorite GPS Running Watch

Animals Can Count. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go?

The Vitamix Made Me a Blender Person—No Kale Required

Score Some Sweet Deals With Your Student Email

How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear

A Frenzied Flight From Kabul as the U.S. Evacuates

How Beijing Has Buried Hong Kong’s Last Vestige of Democracy

Biden Orders 1,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan.

Texas Takes Fight Over Mask Mandates to State's Top Court

Social Media Becomes a Pivotal Resource for Earthquake Photos and News

Want to Slash Carbon Emissions? Start With These Power Plants

Canada Promises to Resettle 20,000 Refugees From Afghanistan

Move Over, Topo Chico: How to Make Your Own Sparkling Water

Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill

Eastern Hemlocks Face Extinction. A Tiny Fly Could Save Them

A Popular Comedy’s Return in France Exposes Growing Divides

iPads, MacBooks, and More Apple Gadgets Are on Sale Right Now

The 17 Best Weekend Deals on Laptops and Smart Home Gadgets

As the Taliban set their sights on Kabul, some fear a collapse within weeks.

Fearing Kabul’s Fall, U.S. Officials Implore Afghans to ‘Fight’

Poverty, Disease, Customs: Why So Many Indonesian Children Die of Covid

A Possible Election Call as the Pandemic’s 4th Wave Gets Underway

The FDA OKs an Extra Vaccine Dose for Immunosuppressed People

Afghanistan's President Clings to Power as Taliban Close In

Local officials struggled with eviction freeze as cases stacked up.

Trudeau Weighs Snap Election in Canada

The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly?

Taliban Seek to Isolate Kabul, Pentagon Says, as U.S. Removes Civilians

Los Angeles, Chicago Back Vaccine Mandate for Teachers

C.D.C. Panel Endorses Third Vaccine Shot for Immunocompromised

What Airbnb's Summer Boost Reveals About Covid-19 Recovery

Afghanistan’s Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility

Cases Among Kids, New Mandates, and More Coronavirus News

Afghanistan Live Updates: As Major Cities Fall With Stunning Speed, U.S. Readies Evacuation

For a Crime at 14, He Faces Death in a Case Casting Doubt on Saudi Reforms

Floods in Northern Turkey Kill at Least 27, With Dozens Missing

How to Get Free Kindle Books With Your Library Card

Free Guy Sees the Metaverse Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Samsung Has Its Own AI-Designed Chip. Soon, Others Will Too

A Massachusetts Task Force Helps to Confront Loneliness Epidemic

A Changing Country

12 Years, $800 Million, One Conviction: Lebanon Tribunal Winds Down Short of Answers

France Calls for Vigilance After Vandalism at Vaccine Sites

Flooding in China kills 21, as thousands escape to shelters.

Dutch-Turkish Novelist Depicts Her Journey to Secularism With No Inhibitions

Three more major cities are under Taliban control, as the government’s forces near collapse.

12 Years, $800 Million, One Conviction: Lebanon Tribunal Winds Down Short of Answers

Iran’s Health System ‘Beyond Disastrous’ from Covid Surge

What It Will Take to Free Australia From the Bonds of Covid

Your Friday Briefing

Australians seek ways to speed vaccinations as government rollout sputters.

Rare Fatal Shooting in England Claims Multiple Victims

Marines to Begin Evacuating Americans in Afghanistan

Your Friday Briefing

Why Perseverance's First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty

A Mammoth Tusk Reveals a Woolly (and Unprecedented) Tale

Without Code for DeepMind’s Protein AI, One Lab Wrote Its Own

Some Olympians Returning to Australia Have to Double Quarantine

How the Infrastructure Bill Passed (the Senate)

Meet Delta, the Good Samaritan Robot in Indonesia.

I Think an AI Is Flirting With Me. Is It OK If I Flirt Back?

The Unbearable Cuteness of Instagram Hedgehogs

New Zealand, a Pandemic Success Story, Unveils Reopening Strategy

New Zealand, a pandemic success story, unveils cautious reopening strategy.

Mirror, a Hong Kong Boy Band, Cheers the Gloomy Chinese City

A Return to Freedom, After Nearly a Year Trapped Indoors Under Lockdown

Your $4.39 Latte From the Local Roaster Could Soon Cost More

Heavy Floods Hit Northwest Turkey

British Columbia Battles Nearly 300 Wildfires at Once. Here’s How.

Locked Down and Fed Up, Australians Find Their Own Ways to Speed Vaccinations

Your Thursday Briefing

Bangladesh ends a strict lockdown even as cases rise.

Incoming Governor Hochul Says She Will Prioritize Vaccines

A new initiative will bring more vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean.

A man who traveled to an Australian town while infected with the virus is being charged.

Scottish Group Seeks Source of Trump’s Funds for Golf Courses

Your Thursday Briefing

Poland’s Government Wins Vote on Media Bill, Despite Losing Majority

Here’s what to know about breakthrough infections and the Delta variant.

Indonesian Army to End So-Called Virginity Tests, Chief Says

How to Make Remote Learning Work for Your Children

The IPCC Report's Silver Lining: We Can Tackle Methane Now

Bangladesh Reopens Economy Despite Covid Third Wave

Andrew Cuomo and #MeToo

The Pain Was Unbearable. So Why Did Doctors Turn Her Away?

Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know.

Your Wednesday Briefing

How Facebook Failed to Stem Racist Abuse of England’s Soccer Players

China Sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 Years in Prison

Breakthrough Infections and the Delta Variant: What to Know

Algerian Soldiers Die Fighting Wildfires, President Says

Thousands in Britain Are Trying to Save Geronimo the Alpaca From Execution

Virus outbreaks worsen in French overseas territories.

Thousands rush to vaccination sites in Manila as new virus restrictions are imposed.

A surge in dengue cases adds to the hospital burden in Covid-racked South Asia.

Mexico’s President Defends News Anchor After Cartel Threat

Ying-shih Yu, Renowned Scholar of Chinese Thought, Dies at 91

Your Wednesday Briefing

Bolsonaro Discredits Electronic Voting, Prompting Fears of a Power Grab

Washington D.C. Public Employees to Face Vaccine or Testing Requirement

Germany to Stop Paying for Virus Tests for People Choosing to Stay Unvaccinated

Mexico’s President Defends News Anchor After Cartel Threat

Why Europeans can't travel to the U.S., and how they feel about it

The State of the American Mall

The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools

He Worked With the U.S. for 9 Years. Now He’s Left Behind in Afghanistan.

The Toll of War in Gaza: Times Video Shows Survivors' Trauma