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An extreme-right TV commentator has thrown the political world in France into turmoil by launching a presidential campaign ahead of next April's election.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire after it emerged that Christmas parties were held in his official residence in 2020, in violation of COVID restrictions.

"We want to prove to everyone forever that we respect humanity," Taliban spokesman Muhammad Naeem Wardak told NPR in Doha, Qatar. He also said women "must have the right to education and to work."

This week San Diego County narrowly avoided more business closures and school reopening delays. The region's case rate placed us just below a threshold that would've triggered restrictions yet again.The back and forth over what can open and when has left San Diegans with many questions about reopening — and we asked you to share them with us. KPBS Health Reporter Tarryn Mento collected our audience's questions and asked infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Ramers to reply.

Relations between the U.K. and France have taken a dive. Their leaders have had troubles getting beyond personal friction which has now become public.

Extreme fire seasons seem to be the new normal in the American West. The spate of lightning-sparked blazes that recently blanketed California in unhealthy smoke and wildfires is just the most recent reminder. Closer to home, CalFire reported a new evacuation order for Corte Madera, south of Pine Valley on Monday afternoon.. The order followed earlier evacuation mandates for Corral Canyon off-road area, Bob Cat Meadows and Los Pinos. The U.S. Forest Service also announced the closure of many national forests due to the ongoing fire danger, including Cleveland National Forest. Plus, event workers marched today from Waterfront Park to the San Diego Convention Center with empty gear cases symbolizing the void of events this year and the impact the pandemic has brought to the events industry.

Fox News host Jesse Watters is facing blowback for using violent rhetoric to explain how citizen journalists should confront Dr. Anthony Fauci in the hopes of going viral.

The terrible toll of California's wildfires became more evident as a mother confirmed her 16-year-old son was among those killed when an inferno tore through several hamlets in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada this week.

While much else in San Diego has been allowed to gradually reopen amid the pandemic, playgrounds appear to be closed indefinitely. They’re not part of any phased reopening plans at the local or state level.

Some Afghans evacuated by the U.S. are being held on a U.S. military base in Kosovo because of insufficient security vetting. Their future is unclear.