Top 10 global news: Taliban take control of Kabul, Blinken defends Biden and more, World News

In today’s newsletter we bring you live updates of events in Afghanistan. Taliban exceeded I accept, following this President Achraf Ghani fled the country. the United States also evacuated his embassy. Check the live blog for updates.

In other news, rescue workers scramble to locate survivors, after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake to hit Haiti, knocking down buildings and causing destruction. More than 304 people perished in the earthquake in Haiti, and hundreds are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The United States, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela are also joining the rescue effort.

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LIVE: Taliban take control of Afghan presidential palace as Ghani leaves country

See minute-by-minute updates on the situation in Afghanistan, as it unfolds.

As U.S. Embassy staff left Kabul at random, Blinken dismisses comparison with Saigon

Despite the sudden withdrawal of U.S. Embassy staff from Kabul, Blinken denied any comparison to the chaotic American withdrawal from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

Haiti earthquake: Nation is searching for survivors, rescue efforts underway as at least 304 people have been killed

Rescue workers try to locate survivors amid the destruction in Haiti. At least 304 people have died in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that toppled buildings and devastated the country.

Back to hard times: Afghan women fear the Taliban regime

As a result of the Taliban takeover, Afghan women now fear being forced to live through the horrific days of the Taliban regime (1996-2001) when women were not allowed to study or work and were forced to stay at home.

Malaysian Prime Minister Yassin to announce his resignation on Monday (minister)

Malaysian leader Muhyiddin Yassin will present his resignation to the king on Monday. If he resigns, he would end his 17-month government and cause much upheaval in the country.

16 and 17 year olds in England will be offered a jab by August 23

In England, all 16 and 17 year olds will be offered their first dose of coronavirus vaccination or the option to reserve one by August 23.

Algerian firefighters still at work to extinguish 19 fires

An official statement from the emergency services said his teams were working to put out 19 fires in 10 provinces of northern Algeria, where 90 people were killed in forest fires this week.

Germany poised for biggest increase in greenhouse gases in 30 years

A Berlin-based environmental group, Agora Energiewende, predicts that this year Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions are expected to reach their highest level since 1990.

Sex workers fighting for human rights are the most at risk activists in the world

In a recent study, Front Line Defenders found that sex worker advocates are among the most vulnerable to violent attacks, as they face multiple threats and persecution.

“We don’t know how the story will end”: melting glaciers, scientists warn about climate change

The world’s glaciers have died out and are gradually shrinking due to climate change, such as the Calderone ice formation in Italy, which was once the southernmost glacier in Europe.