Evacuation

An operation was underway on Monday to evacuate 39 miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours after a mechanical problem blocked the entrance shaft to a mine in northern Ontario. Mining company Vale said a rescue…

President Joe Biden said Sunday the US-led evacuation of Americans, vulnerable Afghans and others from Kabul Airport had picked up pace this weekend despite remaining vulnerable to threats from extremist group Islamic State.…

The US military is considering "creative ways" to evacuate Americans and others from Afghanistan to Kabul airport under "acute" security threats, Biden government officials said, and the Pentagon ordered six US commercial…