To the rolling Stones Drummer Charlie watts whos died at the age of 80. For all the urging and cajoling from fellow world leaders, it seems the president is not for turning. Joe Biden Has made clear that he intends to stick to next Tuesdays Deadline for the us to complete its Evacuation Mission in afghanistan. In a televised address from the white house, he said the longer american troops remained at Kabul Airport, the greater the risk of an attack by a Terror Group known as isis k. The taliban has also made it clear that its not prepared to give foreign forces any more time on afghan soil. Heres what Mr Biden had to say. We are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. The sooner we can finish, the better. Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by August 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported out and no disruptions to our operations. The World Bank says its suspending
New Zealand’s hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) network is powering up with new stations opening in Wiri (South Auckland), Te Rapa (Hamilton) and Palmerston North, and a fourth in Tauranga expected to come online shortly.