Time runs short to flee Taliban
Minister: We don’t know how long they’ll give us to get our people out Evening Standard – News…
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Johnny Mercer MP: ‘What we’ve done in Afghanistan is a total betrayal’
The Plymouth MP and Afghanistan veteran has had enough of this government, he tells Melanie McDonagh Evening Standard – News…
Surface of Venus ‘moving like pack ice on a lake’
Scientists say the finding gives an insight into what geological activity might have been like on a much younger Earth. Evening Standard – News…
Germany admits it committed genocide in Namibia more than 100 years ago
The nation will also ask for forgiveness from Namibia for the ‘immense suffering caused’ during the masacres from 1904 to 1908 Evening Standard – News…
Tanzania’s president John Magufuli dies aged 61 following heart complications
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has died at the age of 61. Evening Standard – News…
UK demands ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny
The UK has demanded the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was imprisoned on charges of violating the terms of his probation while recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning. Evening Standard – News…
Naomi Watts: I’m not just a serious actress, I like to joke
Naomi Watts has said she is often misunderstood as an actor, denying she only does dark films, insisting: “I’ll do anything for the joke.” Evening Standard – News…
Mark Hamill and Billie Lourd pay tribute to Carrie Fisher on fourth anniversary of her death
Mark Hamill paid tribute to Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher on the fourth anniversary of her death. Evening Standard – News…
Jupiter and Saturn align to form ‘Christmas star’ in great conjunction
Jupiter and Saturn have appeared closer to each other in the night sky than they have in 800 years in a celestial event astronomers call the “Great Conjunction.” Evening Standard – News…
Nigerian schoolboys ‘freed after Boko Haram abduction’
Hundreds of schoolboys who were kidnapped from Nigeria by Boko Haram have been released, it has been reported. Evening Standard – News…