The photos, which emerged on Monday, drew extreme backlash from lawmakers and the White House, which called the images “horrible and horrific.” ...

Using apocalyptic images, three presidents and seven foreign ministers warned Thursday that a warmer world is also a more violent one. ...

Lailuma comes from Panjshir’s Anaba district and led a quiet life as a tailor before conflict broke out last month. Men in the village led them to the mountains as they were being attacked. ...

President Biden dismissed critics of his far-reaching new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying that they could "have at it" and that the "vast majority" of people agree with him. ...

Zebulon Simentov, who lived in a dilapidated synagogue in Kabul, has reportedly left Afghanistan along with 29 of his neighbors, nearly all of them women and children. ...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that about 100 American citizens are still in Afghanistan but wouldn't say whether the State Department or the Taliban were responsible. ...

President Biden intends to visit California next week to campaign for embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election. ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has turned down international offers of COVID-19 vaccines and instead insisted he would fight the pandemic in "our style." ...

All outdoor burning is now banned in parts of California ahead of Labor Day weekend as firefighters across the state continue to battle wildfires. ...

Officials had also warned of a potential security threat likely emanating from the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan. ...