Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

US evacuates about 2,000 people from Kabul in the last 24 hours

Washington: The US has evacuated approximately 2,000 people from the Kabul airport in the last 24 hours, the White House has said, as the countdown for the end of America”s longest military mission begins in Afghanistan. By Lalit K Jha

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Britain ends 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan as troops fly back

London: The last remaining UK troops began landing back from Kabul in Britain on Sunday, ending the country’s 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan where the Taliban have seized power. By Aditi Khanna

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Taliban: US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting airport

Kabul: The Taliban said that a US airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle Sunday who wanted to attack the Kabul international airport amid the American military”s evacuation there. (AP)

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Entirely baseless to claim Chinese privilege in multi-racial Singapore, says PM Lee

Singapore: It is “entirely baseless” to claim that there is “Chinese privilege” in multi-racial Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday, pointing out that the city-state treats “all races equally with no special privileges”. By Gurdip Singh

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Nepal”s ruling coalition partners decide to finalise Cabinet expansion on Monday: Report

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday met CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) chief Madhav Kumar Nepal and reached an agreement with them to finalise the expansion of the Cabinet on Monday, according to a media report.

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Family: Taliban kills Afghan folk singer in restive province

Kabul: A Taliban fighter shot dead an Afghan folk singer in a restive mountain province under unclear circumstances, his family said Sunday. The killing reignited concerns among activists that the insurgents would return to their oppressive rule in the country after their military blitz toppled the government. (AP)

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SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station

Cape Canaveral: A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. (AP) RUP RUP

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