Capturing Herat in the west, a traditional stronghold of adversaries, would be a huge boost to the Taliban’s claim it is close to establishing an emirate in Afghanistan

“He kept saying no [to intubation] because he was scared. He said, ‘I’m going to die … I’m going to make you a widow at 60 years old.’ And he did”. Danielle Zoellner speaks to the many Americans now regretting their vaccine choice.

As New York becomes sixth US state to ban child marriage, activists point out there are still 44 left to go, writes Lucy Anna Gray