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Taliban deputy PM Baradar meets UNDP director in Doha, seeks help

Egypt lifts state of emergency in place for more than 4 years

News/World: Egypt's state of emergency will be lifted for the first time in years, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday. Sweeping powers were imposed in April 2017 after several deadly bombings.

U.S. issues vaccines-based entry rules for air travel

International: The new rules will mean a significant easing of restrictions to countries like India, Brazil, South Africa and U.K.

22.8 million Afghan people will face acute hunger: UN agency

U.S. lays out new rules for international tourists arriving by air

News/World: The Biden administration detailed new international COVID-19 air travel polices for the United States Monday, including exemptions for kids and new federal contact tracing requirements.

Six-year-old survivor of cable car crash must be returned to Italy, court rules

An Israeli court has ruled that a six-year-old child who was the sole survivor of a cable crash accident in Italy in May should be returned to Italy.

Does Taiwan’s military stand a chance against China? Few think so

The concern that China might try to seize Taiwan is preoccupying American military planners and administration officials. Few of them think Taiwan’s military could hold the line.

The military has taken over in Sudan. Here's what happened

Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country's power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency on Monday.

EU drug regulator okays booster doses of Moderna’s COVID shot

International: Booster doses of the vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have already been authorized by American officials

With COVID-19 deaths climbing and hospitals strained, Russia rolls out restrictions

News/World: As an increasingly deadly fourth wave of COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm Russia's hospitals, officials who had been hesitant to implement restrictions in recent months are doing so now in a desperate attempt to try to reduce the record number of people dying every day. 

Ex-Saudi official claims to have intel, video of crown prince's death threats against previous monarch

A former senior Saudi Arabia security official claimed in an interview that the kingdom’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king. 

Saudi Crown Prince sent death squad to kill me: ex-spy

International: Aljabri claims a friend warned him he could face a fate similar to that of Khashoggi

Uzbekistan leader secures second term in landslide win

International: ‘Polls were not competitive, significant irregularities noted’

Israeli approval to settlement homes tests fragile coalition

International: Minister opposes clearance given to build 1,300 homes

'Children are going to die', UN agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse

News/World: Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.

Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate and terrorism

International: Documents show problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes

Afghans facing acute food crisis: United Nations

International: More than 22 million people will suffer food insecurity this winter, say agencies

Moderna says its low-dose COVID vaccine generates immune response in kids

News/Health: Moderna says its clinical trials with children aged six to 11 showed two doses that were half the size of its adult shots produced similar levels of virus-fighting antibodies in children.

15-year-old details harrowing days as captive to ruthless gang

Although the 17 missionaries from the US and Canada who were kidnapped in Haiti are generating international headlines, it's Haitians who bear most of the brunt of this brutal gang practice. CNN's Joe Johns spoke to one girl who was taken in the same neighborhood as the missionaries.

China is a builder of peace and protector of global order: Xi Jinping

International: ‘We oppose all forms of hegemony and power politics’