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Boris Johnson and his beleaguered Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab face big questions on how they will help the Brits and Afghans left behind in Afghanistan after the final UK evacuation flight from Kabul departed over the weekend. More in London Playbook: http://politi.co/3ymDO7u 

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will today hold a meeting on the Afghanistan crisis with envoys from the U.S., France, Britain, China and Russia. More in Brussels Playbook: http://politi.co/3zydVmw 

Meet the UK's new trade ambassador to Australia: it's cricket legend Ian "Beefy" Botham. “The Aussies love Beefy," says one ally of UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss.https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-woos-australian-trade-with-cricket-legend/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630300304 …

The US says it eliminated an ISIS-K terrorist threat in Kabul with a drone strike.https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/29/us-airstrike-suicide-bomber-airport-507211?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630264415 …

Antony Blinken isn't worried that the Taliban will shut off Afghanistan to the outside world after the August 31 evacuation deadline.https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/29/blinken-afghanistan-international-travel-507163?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630263451 …

France and the UK will propose a safe zone at Kabul airport, to allow people to continue to leave Afghanistan. “I cannot see who could oppose enabling the safety of humanitarian operations,” said Emmanuel Macron.https://www.politico.eu/article/kabul-airport-safe-zone-propose-uk-france-emmanuel-macron/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630262163 …

Video footage emerging from Scotland confirms that Michael Gove does indeed have two left feet. Our humor column breaks down some of the most memorable moments when politicians took to the dance floor.https://www.politico.eu/article/gove-may-juncker-trump-macron-yeltsin-trudeau-bush-dancing-politicians-nightclub/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630254545 …

A recent poll places Northern Ireland's DUP — for two decades the top party — in fourth place behind two other unionist parties.https://www.politico.eu/article/democratic-unionist-party-brexit-northern-ireland-donaldson/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630234684 …

Since the start of August in Greece, more than 1.2 million acres of land have been burned and the prime minister called the wildfires “the greatest ecological catastrophe of the last few decades." And Greeks worry, what's next?https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-wildfires-august-2021-crisis-evia/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630250454 …

Paul “Pen” Farthing, founder of Nowzad animal charity, was evacuated from Kabul with around 200 animals on Friday night. The move has sparked condemnation of the decision to rescue animals rather than people from a worsening situation in Afghanistan.https://www.politico.eu/article/afghanistan-animals-nowzad-kabul-rescue-taliban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630233610-1 …

Where are Germany's new electric cars? As environmental groups complain about the Tesla factory near Berlin, politicians are forming a united front in support of the company.https://politi.co/3DqKo0o 

Many countries in Europe closed down their borders during the pandemic, to help fight the coronavirus. As such, travel within the EU became restricted. As a fourth wave of infections looms, the European Commission wants to avoid a repeat at all costs.https://politi.co/3mF061V 

For years, the EU has been engulfed in bitterness and fighting over what to do about asylum seekers. And with Afghan refugees expected to arrive in increasing numbers, there is still no unified plan.https://www.politico.eu/article/afghanistan-migrants-europe-no-eu-refugee-plan/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630243845 …

Afghanistan's most prominent anti-Taliban rebel, Ahmad Massoud, is pinning his hopes on help from France. “Join us in spirit, or with direct support,” he wrote in an op-edhttps://politi.co/3gCMKj9 

In Guadeloupe and Martinique, obituaries are usually read during a 20 minute radio segment — now with coronavirus, the segment can last up to an hour.https://www.politico.eu/article/french-islands-martinique-guadeloupe-coronavirus-pandemic-fourth-wave-vaccines-infections-chlordecone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1630229892-1 …

In this week's Westminster Insider, we speak with Sheffield Heeley MP Louise Haigh who says helping parents whose children have special educational needs has become a massive part of her weekly casework. Listen here https://politi.co/3mHnbB9 

While polling at only 3%, Freie Wähler — a small Bavarian party — could make a big difference in Germany's upcoming election.https://politi.co/3mCqF81 

Thursday's attacks ushered in the deadliest US casualty event in Afghanistan since 2011, and the most devastating day in Biden's young presidency.https://politi.co/3koZR8y 

The world's cartoonists draw this week top news stories https://politi.co/2XTOZrB