Новости за 18.08.2021

Two figures involved in women's sport in Afghanistan have voiced their horror at the plight facing female sportspeople after the Taliban regained control of the country, leaving their societal and sporting futures looking bleak.
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Americans attempting to leave Afghanistan are getting some conflicting information from their embassy staff in Kabul: come to the airport but not until emailed to do so, flights are first-come-first-served, safety not guaranteed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to the presidents of Iran and Tajikistan by phone. The leaders discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan, which has fallen into the hands of the Taliban in a sweeping takeover.
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An accusation of bullying raised by Naomi Osaka's agent after she sobbed at a press call has earned a baffled response in the US, with one host warning that the media could be censored into asking stars what they want to discuss.
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NBA player Malik Beasley has celebrated his release from jail after serving 78 days of a total of 120 he was sentenced to last December for pointing a gun at people outside his house.
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Taliban fighters surrounding the Kabul airport fired shots in the air to control the crowds of people attempting to get inside, as the Pentagon said the US was trying to airlift as many citizens and refugees out as possible.
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Ashraf Ghani, the US-backed president of Afghanistan who fled before the Taliban, has re-emerged in the United Arab Emirates. In a Facebook video, he defended his actions and denied reports he took millions in cash with him.
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Several employees of the ‘democratic socialist’ magazine Current Affairs claimed on Wednesday to have been fired for attempting to shape the company into an egalitarian worker’s cooperative.
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A horrific photo has emerged of a car that was wrecked in an early-hours crash in Russia, killing the 14-year-old female driver and injuring her three child passengers in an incident described as a "terrible tragedy".
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The American failure to defeat the Taliban and build a strong democracy in Afghanistan proves that not everyone has signed up to the West’s ideology and the world doesn’t want to take part in idealistic political experiments.
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has addressed shocking footage showing people clinging to the side of a US military aircraft, attempting to escape Afghanistan amidst a chaotic withdrawal, and confirmed at least “several fatalities.”
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, is facing pushback for citing a “strongly worded statement” demanding the Taliban “respect women’s rights” when asked about reports of human rights violations.
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New Covid restrictions requiring a health pass to access public spaces came into effect across Israel on Wednesday, amid a spike in cases that saw the country report its highest daily increase in infections since January.
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A Russian Olympic champ who offered lengthy advice on orgasms and big breasts during the Tokyo Games has shared more of her wisdom on sex, adding that her insights come from consulting doctors and science.
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A group of high-profile Ukrainians has this week asked Bartholomew, the influential archbishop of the Constantinople Orthodox Church, to call off his visit to Kiev until the bitter inter-church conflict there is settled.  
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Amid chaotic scenes in Kabul as thousands of Afghans attempt to flee the Taliban takeover, Switzerland has said it will not accept large groups of refugees from the war-torn country, but is prioritizing helping its local staff.
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A small-town Russian politician has died in the country’s Far East after falling down Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest mountain in Siberia and the largest active volcano in Eurasia, his friend revealed on Wednesday morning.
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If a Russian woman is murdered, the chances are the killer was someone she knew and trusted. That’s the chilling finding of a new study mapping out the cause of death of nearly 20,000 wives, daughters and mothers from court cases.
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Afghanistan’s embassy in Tajikistan has demanded that Interpol detain ousted president Ashraf Ghani, accusing him of “stealing” from the Afghan people after he reportedly fled Afghanistan on a helicopter filled with cash.
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A journalist and self-described “feminist writer” called on her readers to help pay for $130-per-session therapy costs after she was criticized for harassing a white female author who dared to pen a cookbook about Asian cuisine.
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The Taliban has reportedly seized US military biometrics equipment that could expose Afghans who helped coalition forces – since they contain identifying data like iris scans and fingerprints as well as biographical information.
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Legislators in Hong Kong introduced a new law on Wednesday reclassifying wildlife trafficking under the region’s Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance to give authorities more power to crack down on the illegal trade.
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Pakistan's government has vowed to punish some 400 men involved in the shocking sexual harassment and robbery of a female TikToker in public on the country’s Independence Day, in an event which has “shamed” every Pakistani.
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Russia’s Communist Party has demanded that RT TV host Maria Butina be banned from running in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections because of allegations that she owns foreign shares and once received “foreign funding.”
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The president of the European Parliament has said that the EU must acknowledge its duty to take in Afghans and grant safety to those at risk of becoming victims of “revenge” attacks from Taliban militants.
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