welcome to bbc news — i'm tim willcox. our top stories. "nojab, nojob" — the vaccine mandate for 100 million us workers among new measures as president biden toughens his stance against those who haven't had the jab. our patience is wearing thin, and refusal has cost all of us, so please do the right thing. the us federal government launches a legal attack on a new abortion law in texas. it says the state's near—total ban, is unconstitutional. washington praises the taliban for being businesslike and flexible as the first civilian airlift takes place from afghanistan since us troops withdrew.