Islamic State leader dies during US raid in north-west Syria
Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout
Sudan’s army chief says government was ousted to avoid civil war
Khartoum partly locked down with shops shut and some roads blocked by protesters’ barricades
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Maureen Dowd: Manning up, letting us down
Tragedy of 9/11 was followed by blunders from men seized by hyper-masculinity
Three British among 85 killed in Kabul airport suicide bombing
‘We will shift heaven and Earth’ to complete evacuations from Afghanistan, Johnson says
Joe Biden: ‘We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay’
Twelve US soldiers among casualties at Kabul Airport amid reports 60 civilians have also died
Afghanistan after the US: the growing threat of a Taliban takeover
Succession of defeats on the battlefield leaves Afghan government fightings for its survival
The Irish Times view on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan: the Taliban’s opportunity
The US military’s departure leaves the battered country precariously teetering on the edge of a Taliban takeover
Salman Rushdie: ‘I am stupidly optimistic – it got me through those bad years’
The novelist on strong women, ‘moral censorship’ and the ‘great wound’ of his life
Biden unveils $1.8tn plan for family support as he marks 100 days in office
American Families Plan proposes extra state support for childcare and education
Biden announces plan to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11th
US president says it is time to end ‘America’s longest war’ as he confirms move
Biden’s Afghanistan dilemma poses first big foreign policy challenge
America Letter: US due to withdraw its remaining troops from region on May 1st
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Dial MBS for murder
Bryan Fogel discusses his ‘true-crime documentary’ The Dissident about the journalist
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