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At least one projectile is intercepted, according to eyewitnesses; American troops wrapping up evacuation efforts

Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Rocket Attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport  Whitehouse.gov

Some experts question wisdom of foreign minister’s enraged response to Warsaw’s newly passed controversial restitution law

Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River. (Image credit: Eric Gay/AP)

Historic Hurricane Ida Knocks Out Power In New Orleans  NPR Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana: Live updates  CNN Western New Yorkers with the Red Cross head to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida relief  WIVB.com – News 4 VIDEO: Well-known glass skyscraper

Multiple rockets fired at Kabul airport have been intercepted by a missile defence system, a US official has told Reuters news agency.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Louisiana Disaster Declaration  Whitehouse.gov

In annual report, Environmental Protection Ministry finds emissions cost state NIS 12.9 billion ($4 billion) in damage to public health and environment last year

(Reuters) – When 20-year-old Salgy found out last week that she had topped some 200,000 students who took Afghanistan’s university entrance exam this year, she was elated. For months, she had locked herself away in her room in the capital

Reports say ex-PM met with tech tycoon at a high-end sushi restaurant; Netanyahu insists there are no problems meeting with witnesses in corruption trial