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rockets fired at Kabul airport as US approaches withdrawal deadline Rockets were launched toward Kabul international airport on Monday morning as the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan entered what President Biden has said will be its second-to-last day. White House press secretary Jen Psaki issued a statement saying Mr : Biden had been briefed “on the rocket attack” and “was informed that operations continue uninterrupted at HKIA, and has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritize doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground.” Russia…

Cristiano Ronaldo stormy return to Manchester United

Manchester United reach agreement with Juventus for Ronaldo The transfer market hotted up on Thursday with the news that Manchester City have been holding talks with Cristiano Ronaldo’s representatives over a possible move. Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical. However, in a dramatic turn of events rivals Manchester United confirmed on Friday afternoon that they have reached an agreement to bring the five-time Ballon d’Or winner back…

Twitter testing button to report misleading posts for the first time

Twitter is introducing a way to report posts as “misleading” for the first time. Twitter is trialling a new button for users to report posts that are “misleading” as it steps up efforts to tackle the spread of viral hoaxes and misinformation. Twitter earlier this month signed deals with the Associated Press and Reuters news agencies to help ‘elevate accurate information’ on its platform (Photo: John Raoux/AP) Twitter is trialling a new button for users to report posts that are “misleading” as it Twitter’s safety team said: “We’re testing a…

New news channel launches in UK and wants to shake things up

LONDON (AP) — A new news channel launched on British television on Sunday evening with the aim of shaking up a media landscape that it claims has become an echo chamber for metropolitan elites. GB News, which is positioning itself as a rival to the BBC and Sky News, denies it will be the British equivalent of Fox News. However, the channel, which has been backed by New York-based Discovery and British investor Paul Marshall, among others, clearly wants to do things differently, offering viewers a more opinionated service than…