WORLD

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Monday said that the club had a debt of 1,350 million euros in a long and detailed press conference in which he attempted to explain the economic situation of the club. The Barca president was speaking 10 days after it …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Military planes evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan started taking off from Kabul airport on Tuesday morning, after the airport runway and tarmac were cleared of crowds, media reports said. The airport was shut down on Monday after crowds of people surged onto the runways, leading to …

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,419, authorities announced on Monday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left at least 6,900 people injured and destroyed over 37,000 homes, according to the country’s civil protection agency. The agency said …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday stood by his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan while acknowledging Kabul’s collapse to the Taliban came much sooner than Washington had anticipated. “I stand squarely behind my decision,” said Biden in a televised speech from the White House. …

  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Days before Taliban forces entered the Afghan capital of Kabul, U.S. President Joe Biden said at a news conference that he did not regret his move to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. However, with the news of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaving the country and the …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Countries and international organizations closely observing the unfolding situation in Afghanistan have swiftly reacted to Taliban forces entering the capital Kabul on Sunday. The U.S. State Department and the Pentagon issued a joint statement, saying, “At present we are completing a series of steps to secure the …

Santo Domingo | Xinhua | The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti has rose to 1,297, and the number of injured has climbed to at least 5,700, overwhelming hospitals in severely hit areas. The miserable situation in the Caribbean nation, already mired in the COVID-19 pandemic and …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | All commercial flights from Kabul airport have been cancelled, according to a statement from Afghanistan’s civil aviation authority released on Monday. “All the flights from Kabul airport have been temporarily cancelled and the passengers should not come to the airport until informed,” the statement said. The …

Mexico city, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation’s civil protection authorities said in a statement on Sunday. “The death toll of the earthquake rose at the start of the day on Aug. 15 to …

Kabul, Afghanistan |  XINHUA | The Afghan Taliban ordered its members to enter the capital city of Kabul, a spokesman of the group said on Sunday. A statement by Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Taliban, said the move aims to maintain order in the capital city. The statement was issued …