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Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, China's Data Security Law, Belarus-US relations, Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Haiti earthquake

President Biden remained resolute that the United States will evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan by Tuesday’s deadline, despite calls from G7 allies to extend the date to allow greater numbers of at-risk Afghans to depart the country.

Businesses that transfer key data overseas without prior approval from the Chinese government face "hefty punishments" under a new law that goes into effect Wednesday.

Belarus has demanded the United States reduce the number of staff at its Minsk embassy to just five people by Wednesday.

With Russia’s President Putin saying that there remain just nine miles…

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