These are some of the stories that made the news today:
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: How '9/11 mastermind' slipped through FBI's fingers
- MH17 plane crash: Trial hears trauma of relatives demanding justice
- DoJ vows to protect women seeking abortions in Texas after radical state ban
- UK and EU extend post-Brexit grace period over Northern Ireland indefinitely
- Thousands gather for pro-Bolsonaro rallies as critics fear for democracy
- Turkey realigning ties with Egypt and Gulf rivals
- Taliban claims ‘complete capture’ of Afghanistan’s Panjshir
- Afghanistan: US confirms first evacuations since pullout
- Over 80% of oil output in Gulf of Mexico still offline a week after Ida
- Millions in U.S. lose jobless benefits as federal aid expires, thrusting families and economy onto uncertain path
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