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RT News (August 30, 2021)

‘War is over’: FINAL US flight leaves Kabul airport, ending Afghanistan airlift

World News

30 August

‘War is over’: FINAL US flight leaves Kabul airport, ending Afghanistan airlift

The last three US military transport planes have departed the Hamid Karzai Airport just ahead of the August 31 deadline, officially ending the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed.

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World News

30 August

‘Americans opened fire fearing next explosion’: Witnesses of chaotic Kabul suicide bombing aftermath speak to RT

In the pandemonium that followed the suicide bombing at Kabul Airport, witnesses told RT’s Murad Gazdiev they ran for their lives as the shooting started. One injured woman described US troops opening fire as civilians fled.

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USA News

30 August

Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected

US military leaders knew in advance that a “mass casualty event” was planned at Kabul airport, a Politico report reveals. However, accounts from the troops in harm’s way suggest that nothing was done.

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30 August

US and China are now battling for control of the world’s big-data monsters and dragons – and it’s not about money

As the tech war between the United States and China heats up, the political controversy between who ought to own and control ‘big data’ has similarly ignited, and is now about to land a bombshell on Wall Street.

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World News

30 August

Showering with biological men: Female inmates in US & UK recount sexual abuse from ‘trans’ prisoners

Women in the US and UK who were forced to live alongside biological men in prison have told RT that policies designed to protect transgender rights have led to violence and sexual assault against female inmates.

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30 August

Rape and murder rates can wait! Met police are now on the case of the most important issue of all... gender-neutral uniforms

Bosses at the Metropolitan Police are consulting the force’s 30,000 officers about how to create a ‘non-binary’ uniform to wear in the fight against crime, as officers race to the crime scenes in their rainbow-painted cop cars.

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World News

30 August

Chinese govt sees threat of addiction among nation’s teen gamers, sets out new restrictions on when under-18s can play online

The Chinese government has announced tighter restrictions on how long people under 18 years of age can spend each week playing online video games, in an effort to tackle addictions to gaming among the country’s youth.

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

30 August

Rammstein star cancels Russian concert for far-right politician after cops detain producer over reported immigration rule breach

Till Lindemann, frontman of German hard rock group Rammstein, has pulled the plug on a concert in Russia, due to be held in honor of a right-wing politician and businessman, after police raided his hotel and detained his producer.

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UK News

30 August

WATCH: Man mauled by police dog during arrest at Newcastle protest against UK Covid-19 vaccine passports

A protest against Covid-19 vaccine passports in Newcastle, England, turned ugly after police showed up with horses, batons drawn and attack dogs, one of which mauled a man who was being tackled and subdued by several officers.

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Sport News

30 August

Keeping his distance: Wary Ukrainian Paralympian SNUBS Russian rivals on podium following military backlash against high jumper

Ukrainian Paralympian Ihor Tsvietov has caused a stir at the 2020 Games in Tokyo by refusing to join his Russian sprint rivals for a photo on the medal podium, following a backlash against a high jumper earlier this month.

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