US lawmakers berate Secretary of State Antony Blinken over his handling of the pull-out from Afghanistan -a crisis he says 'he inherited' from former president Donald Trump. Russia is getting ready for parliamentary elections this week and we take a look at the parties, the candidates and what's at stake. We speak to Daniil Medvedev after his surprising victory in the US Open. The Russian tennis star claimed his first 'grand slam' by defeating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic ending the Serb's own dream of winning 'all four' majors in a single season. After defeating Covid with the Sputnik Vee vaccine - the tiny state of San Marino urges the EU to 'open its borders' to people who've had the jab.