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GUY ADAMS: Meet butcher of 260 UK troops who boasted of raging jihad now in charge in Afghanistan

A senior Taliban commander named Abdul Ghani Baradar gave an interview to Newsweek in 2009 and was asked what the future of his homeland might hold. ‘The ... read more

Mother of British ‘danger tourist’, 21, who went on holiday to Kabul had no idea he was there

The mother of the ‘danger tourist’ who went on holiday to Kabul days before it fell to the Taliban spoke of her relief that her student son is safe.... read more

Sullivan says the images from Kabul are ‘heartbreaking’

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says the images from Kabul are ‘heartbreaking’ – but Biden had to ‘think about the human costs&#... read more

State Dept. tells stranded Americans they have to make own way past Taliban to Kabul airport

More than 11,000 Americans stranded in Afghanistan are being told gradually to make their own way to the airport in Kabul, past Taliban checkpoints, without any... read more

Jen Psaki won’t commit to helping trapped Americans leave if they stay past August 31

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday would not commit to the US continuing efforts to get 11,000 Americans out of Afghanistan if they were still the... read more

Man filmed dangling from safety bar of Utah theme park’s cable car ride dies

A 32 year-old man has died two days after he was spotted hanging off the safety bar of a cable car ride before plunging 50 feet to the ground in front of horrif... read more

Democrats urge Biden to speed up the evacuations from Afghanistan

Lawmakers from both parties continued to blast the Biden Administration for its handling of the Afghanistan pullout Tuesday, with lawmakers demanding a rapid ac... read more

Robert De Niro sparks romance rumours with mystery woman in France

Robert De Niro sparked romance rumours with a mystery woman as they walked hand-in-hand on the coast of Côte d’Azur, France on Tuesday.  The Hollywood s... read more

Independents gave Biden an ‘F’ for ‘the buck stops with me’ line in real time poll of Afghan speech

A new poll taken in real time during President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan speech Monday showed Republican and Independent voters turned off by his address, f... read more

DOD watchdog tears into ‘staggering’ mistakes from Bush to Biden

A damning new government watchdog report on Afghanistan reconstruction revealed on Tuesday the ‘many failures’ of the last 20 years in the nation. ... read more

Thousands of holidaymakers and locals evacuated as ‘huge’ wildfire rages around St Tropez

Thousands have been evacuated from their homes on the French Riviera after huge wildfires broke out in St Tropez, as firefighters battled to control the blaze.Â... read more

Afghanistan crisis: People scramble to delete digital histories amid fears Taliban have seized data

Terrified Afghans are scrambling to delete their digital history amid fears the Taliban have seized Afghanistan’s biometric database which they could use ... read more

Afghanistan crisis: US intelligence warned that troops would capitulate to the Taliban in July

American intelligence agencies offered increasingly dire warnings of a Taliban takeover and the collapse of Afghanistan’s armed forces even as President B... read more

Australian Olympic golden girl called to give evidence into death of friend found in a sewage tank

Australian Olympic gold medallist is called to give evidence at an inquest into the death of her friend who was found decomposed in a sewage tank Jason Guise, 4... read more

Severe flooding and mudslides hit Austria and southern Germany sweeping away a train in Salzburg

Severe flooding and mudslides hit Austria and southern Germany sweeping away a train in Salzburg and leaving 70 stranded in their cars By MailOnline Reporter Pu... read more

Trump says the chaos at Kabul ‘made Vietnam look like child’s play’ 

Donald Trump  tore into Joe Biden again for the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan, saying it made the fall of Saigon ‘look like child’s play.’Â... read more

Escort ‘steals $13,000 Rolex and credit card’ from roommate of man in their East Village apartment 

Escort ‘steals $13,000 Rolex and credit card’ from roommate of man who took her back to his East Village apartment As escort allegedly stole a $13,0... read more

Ex-US Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden calls Biden ‘a disaster’ over Afghan withdrawal

The former US Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden has called Joe Biden ‘a disaster’ over his withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and branded the ... read more

Brooklyn diner ignores NYC’s vaccine mandate and erects sign welcoming ALL customers

A New York City diner owner has blasted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new vaccine mandate, saying banning unvaccinated customers from eating indoors is discrimin... read more

Taliban deputy leader arrives in Afghanistan from Qatar

The Taliban today pledged they are committed to peace rather than revenge in their first press conference in Kabul, as the man tipped to be Afghanistan’s... read more

Inside the incredible tree house situated in the canopy of a rainforest

Inside the incredible tree house situated in the canopy of a rainforest – complete with a sun-soaked living space, VERY on-trend decor, fireplaces and swe... read more

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand enters world’s harshest lockdown after just one new Covid case

Kiwis are waking up to some of the harshest lockdown restrictions in the world, forcing most businesses to shut up shop and leaving even essential workers with ... read more

Pentagon admits they don’t know the whereabouts of many Americans still trapped in Afghanistan

The US is negotiating with the Taliban to get Americans still in Kabul to safety but it’s still unclear how many US citizens are still on the ground, Pent... read more

Should know better: Cancer specialist and psychologist attended children’s Covid engagement party

A young couple whose illegal lockdown engagement party shocked Melbourne are the children of a prominent psychologist and a cancer specialist doctor. Six people... read more