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A satellite image taken on September 1, 2021 shows that North Korea cleared trees and prepared the ground for construction. A construction excavator is also visible in this image. In a second image taken on September 14, 2021, North Korea erected a wall to enclose the area, began work on a foundation, and removed panels from the side of the enrichment building to provide access to the newly enclosed area.

Images show North Korea expanding facility used to make weapons-grade uranium

A picture taken on November 27, 2015, shows French national flags put on a window and in the streets in Hede-Bazouges, north of Rennes, during the National Tribute to the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks. President Francois Hollande will lead a solemn ceremony in honour of the victims. Families of those killed in France's worst-ever terror attack, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, will join some of the wounded at ceremonies at the Invalides, the gilded 17th-century complex in central Paris that houses a military hospital and museum and Napoleon's tomb.The tribute will be "National and Republican," an official at the Elysee presidential palace said, referring to the French republic's creed of liberty, equality and fraternity. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER / AFP / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

France cancels Washington reception and tones down celebrations of US-French Revolutionary War victory amid submarine spat

US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally

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Stranded Afghan military pilots on the move toward freedom

The Biden administration plans to release most of a controversial $300 million tranche of aid for Egypt which is led by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Biden administration expected to release aid to Egypt despite human rights concerns

Afghan pilot describes aircraft being shot down by Taliban while fleeing the country

The U.S. Department of State seal, in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, February 21, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Congress reconvenes this week after a recess, taking up major COVID relief legislation pushed by Democrats as the confirmed coronavirus death toll approaches 500,000 in the U.S. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says

US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince's feud with former Saudi official

Mohammed Iqbal Selanee and Josh Rodriguez hug.

Afghan refugee describes emotional journey to the US after fleeing Kabul: 'I left some of my family back there'

Mohammed Iqbal Selanee and Josh Rodriguez hug.,

'This guy is special, he is fiercely loyal': US veteran on Afghan interpreter

Rocket launcher tubes are seen inside a destroyed vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Rockets struck a neighborhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)

As many as 5 rockets were fired on Kabul airport, says US official