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US military mission in Afghanistan to end August 31: Biden

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31, nearly 20 years after it began. The US military has

Florida condo collapse: Death toll climbs to 28, 117 still missing

Shawdesh desk: Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people

Florida collapse toll now 24, rest of building to be razed soon

Shawdesh Desk: Searchers recovered two more bodies to bring the death toll in the Florida apartment block collapse to 24, authorities said Saturday, as the search for victims paused in

Florida building collapse: Death toll rises to 12 as Biden plans to visit site

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll for the Surfside, Florida, building collapse rose to 12, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Tuesday. The total number of people unaccounted for is

5 dead in US hot air balloon accident

Shawdesh Desk: Five people died in a hot air balloon accident in Albuquerque, in the southwestern United States, the city’s police announced Saturday. The accident caused power outages in the

Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 still missing

Shawdesh desk: With nearly 160 people unaccounted for and at least four dead after a seaside condominium tower collapsed into a smoldering heap of twisted metal and concrete, rescuers used

Delta variant will likely become dominant Covid-19 strain in US

Shawdesh Desk: The Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain in the United States, said the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Biden, Putin set for tense Geneva talks

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come at a time