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Dadaon finishes second in the men’s 150-meter individual medley, netting Israel its third medal in the games

US carries out Afghanistan airstrike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch  CNN U.S. airstrike targets Islamic State in Afghanistan in retaliation for deadly Kabul airport attack  CNBC ‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack  CNN

With US president telling Israeli PM there are ‘other options’ if nuclear talks with Tehran fail, top official decries ‘illegal threat to another country’

DNA Tests May Increase Census Count Of Multiracial Population  NPR

Mary Trump: No Trump political dynasty, Donald’s kids lack charisma  Business Insider

Sirhan Sirhan, man who assassinated Robert F Kennedy, granted parole  The Guardian RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Recommended For Parole  NBC News Sirhan Sirhan Granted Parole On 16th Attempt, But Release Not Guaranteed  CBS Los Angeles Is it time to release RFK killer Sirhan

Experts say group’s success in Afghanistan and US withdrawal gives a motivational boost to America’s adversaries and global jihadi groups

Andrew Zirkle says Thomas Massie’s tweet ‘insensitive’ to Holocaust victims and survivors, and of an ‘antisemitic nature’

Embassy, Chabad help arrange Torah scroll, ark, prayer books for delegation as PM’s return to Israel sees impromptu delay until after weekend

Such has been the desperation of some Afghans to flee Taliban rule, many stayed at the gates of Kabul airport despite warnings of an imminent attack.