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As the UK winds up its operation to airlift civilians ahead of the August 31 deadline for US troop withdrawal as Taliban forces prepare to take over the airport, British ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow says nearly 15,000 British nationals, Afghan staff and others at risk have been evacuated from Kabul since "Operation Pitting" began. Britain hasn't "forgotten the brave, decent people of Afghanistan," Bristow says as British troops prepare to pull out, leaving several hundred Afghans otherwise eligible to fly to the UK behind. SOUNDBITE
20,000 football fans make their way to Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup final between Leicester City and Chelsea in the largest post-Covid test event. IMAGES
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses thousands of allies who answered his call to rally in the capital Yerevan in a show of support, after the military called for his resignation. IMAGES
24 heures dans la vie de la célèbre rock star d'origine australienne Nick Cave. Une journée en apparence comme les autres, mais où les notions de réalité et de fiction finissent par se brouiller et s'entrelacer...
24 heures dans la vie de la célèbre rock star d'origine australienne Nick Cave. Une journée en apparence comme les autres, mais où les notions de réalité et de fiction finissent par se brouiller et s'entrelacer...
France's Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon announces that more than 20,000 people have now died from the coronavirus in the country, as tentative signs grow that the epidemic is steadying. SOUNDBITE