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The Taliban marked the second anniversary of its return to power yesterday with a public holiday. But few Afghans, both women and men, have much to celebrate. The Taliban, recently stopped most Afghan female staff from working with aid agencies, closed beauty salons, barred women from parks and curtailed their travel in the absence of any male guardian. The fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021 followed the US decision to pull troops out of the country by September that year. Newsnight correspondent Yasminara Khan explores the situation in the country today. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Taliban #BBCNews

One of the largest cities in Canada's far north is being evacuated amid warnings that a wildfire could reach it by the weekend. The 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, have been given until noon Friday (18:00 GMT) to leave. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has said he will visit the Hawaiian island of Maui following devastating wildfires. And a major wildfire on the Spanish island of Tenerife has led to the evacuation of five villages. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Hawaii #Canada #BBCNews

Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House. Dates have been proposed for the first court appearance and trial of the former US president over accusations that he interfered in the outcome of the last election in the state of Georgia. Prosecutors said his arraignment will take place in September, and the trial will begin in March if a judge approves. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #DonaldTrump #BBCNews

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui in Hawaii on Monday to meet with first responders, survivors as well as local officials. At least 106 people died on the Hawaiian island but there are fears that the death toll could double over the next few days. Recovery crews combing through charred homes and vehicles are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, Hawaii's Governor Josh Green governor warned.

Three suspected spies for Russia in the UK have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation, the BBC can reveal. The defendants, all Bulgarian nationals, were held in February and have been remanded in custody since. It is alleged they were working for the Russian security services. They are charged with possessing identity documents with "improper intention", and are alleged to have had these knowing they were fake.

Three people have been killed by Russian missile attacks in the Volyn region of north-western Ukraine, the regional governor has said. Many were wounded and some were in hospital in the city of Lutsk, Yuriy Poguliaiko said. Air strikes also damaged buildings in the western Lviv region, but there were no deaths, the city's mayor said. Ukraine's air defence forces said they had destroyed 16 out of at least 28 missiles launched by Russia overnight

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia. A grand jury voted to charge Mr Trump and 18 others with counts that include racketeering. There are 41 charges, with 13 against Mr Trump. It is the fourth time he has been criminally charged this year. Trump has denied all charges, and his campaign said the US had become "a Marxist Third World dictatorship".