Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 209 km/h, life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday.
Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the 2022 presidential elections, death or prison.
Afghanistan's two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo to participate in the Paralympics, the IPC said.
The attack was in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport. The United States said there was a high risk of further blasts as it winds up its mission to evacuate civilians and withdraw troops.
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces chief Gen. Nick Carter said.
