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  "This tragedy should have never been allowed to happen," Donald Trump said. Washington DC:  Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) extended condolences to the families of United States service members who died in an explosion at Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Issuing a statement, Trump said that the attack should have never been allowed to happen. "Melania and I send our deepest condolences to the families of our brilliant Service Members whose duty to the USA meant so much to them," Trump said in a statement adding that "our thoughts are also with the families of the innocent civilians who died today in the savage Kabul attack." "This tragedy should have never been allowed to happen, which makes our grief even deeper and more difficult to understand," he continued. "May God bless the U.S.A." ALSO READ Four US Marines are among the 35 people who were reportedly killed in twin bomb blasts outside Kabul airport on Thur...

  Charlie Watts was known as the quiet man of the riotous band. London:  Charlie Watts, the drummer of the legendary British rock'n'roll band the Rolling Stones, died on Tuesday at the age of 80, his publicist said. "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," publicist Bernard Doherty said in a statement. "Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also, as a member of the Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation. "We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time." Watts was known as the quiet man of the riotous band, which helped define the Swinging Sixties with timeless hits such as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". His level head off the stage was reflected in his met...

  Taliban Takeover: Afghans board a US Air Force transport plane during an evacuation at Kabul airport. President Joe Biden  said on Tuesday the United States is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, but left open the chance of extending the deadline, saying reaching that goal depends on cooperation from the country's new Taliban rulers. The Taliban said earlier on Tuesday that all foreign evacuations from the country must be completed by Aug. 31, and asked Washington to stop urging highly skilled Afghans to leave the country. In remarks at the White House, Biden said the United States was racing to meet that deadline as concerns mount over the threat of terrorist attacks. "The sooner we can finish, the better," Biden said. "Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops." Continued coordination with the Taliban remains crucial to meeting the deadline, he said, but he called it a "tenuous situation" with a "serious ris...

  A staff member stands at the entrance of a COVID-19 clinic in Sydney, Australia 1 Sydney:  Australia must start to learn to live with COVID-19 when higher vaccination targets are reached, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, despite concerns in some states about the impact of a surge in cases in Sydney. With over half of all Australians stuck in weeks-long lockdowns to curb the highly infectious Delta strain, Morrison said the country had to move forward and start reducing restrictions as more people became vaccinated. "(Lockdowns) cannot go on forever. This is not a sustainable way to live in this country," he said during a televised media conference in Canberra. "This groundhog day has to end, and it will end when we start getting to 70% and 80% (vaccination rates)." Morrison spoke just as tighter restrictions took effect in Australia's largest city, Sydney. As of Monday, masks are mandated outside the home, except when exercising, and a night time ...