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Ex-MI5 chief warns Isis could take advantage of Afghanistan’s fall

 A former head of MI5 has said the fall of most of Afghanistan to the Taliban opens up “operating space” for terrorist groups such as Islamic State that will draw a psychological boost from  the failure of western power.

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Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 31 August deadline

Joe Biden has said US troops may stay past a 31 August deadline so as to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan, and defended the withdrawal, saying there was no way for the US to pull out “without chaos ensuing”.

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Taliban in power may find themselves fighting their own insurgents

Joe Biden has said the US will maintain an “over the horizon” counter-terrorism capability to neutralise the threat posed by Islamist extremist groups in Afghanistan.

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Macron accused of pandering to far right over Afghan crisis

Emmanuel Macron has been accused of pandering to the far right after he said France should have a robust plan to “anticipate and protect itself from a wave of migrants” from Afghanistan.

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Taliban declares ‘war is over in Afghanistan’ as foreign powers exit Kabul

The Taliban has declared that Afghanistan is under their control and the war is over after insurgents stormed the presidential palace in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

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German police arrest Briton on suspicion of spying for Russia

 German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russian intelligence in exchange for cash, according to prosecutors.

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US says Afghans must defend their country as Taliban takes more ground

The US has said it is up to Afghan security forces to defend the country after Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial capital, along with border towns and trade routes.

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Major climate changes inevitable and irreversible – IPCC’s starkest warning yet

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Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn

Cutting carbon dioxide is not enough to solve the climate crisis – the world must act swiftly on another powerful greenhouse gas, methane, to halt the rise in global temperatures, experts have warned.