Taliban call for unfreezing of bank funds after deadly earthquake
Taliban authorities have promised to not interfere with aid to victims, saying organisations can distribute themselves.
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‘My body, my choice’: Anger over US Supreme Court abortion ruling
Crowds featured both abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters after controversial top court decision.
Rights groups call for probe into deaths during Melilla crossing
Rights groups call for a 'comprehensive' probe as Spain decries attempted mass crossing as an attack on its territory.
Egypt’s el-Sisi and Qatar’s emir hold talks during Cairo visit
Talks between the two leaders focused on ties between Qatar and Egypt, as well as regional and global topics.
US president signs first major gun reform law in decades
The law is the most impactful firearms measure produced by Congress since the enactment of assault weapons ban in 1993.
PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge over River Padma
Experts say the 6.15km bridge, built at a cost of nearly $4bn, will connect the southwest of the country to Dhaka.
Iran and EU agree to restart nuclear deal talks on Borrell visit
Indirect talks between Iran and US set to resume after EU foreign policy chief visits Tehran to resolve the impasse.
Shanghai records zero COVID cases for first time since March
China is the last major economy committed to a zero-COVID strategy, with restrictions aimed at stamping out infections.
More aid arrives in Afghanistan in boost to quake relief efforts
Pakistan and Qatar join other aid agencies in efforts to help people desperate for food, shelter and drinking water.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank
Mohammad Abdallah Hamed, 16, died in Israeli custody after being shot near the town of Silwad, Palestinian sources said.
Ukraine-Russia live news: Missiles hit military facilities
Local officials say Russian missiles have rained down on military facilities in western and northern Ukraine.
‘Sonic Detective’: The artist using sound to expose crimes
A new retrospective shows how sound artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan uses audio-visual techniques to bridge art and politics.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 122
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 122nd day, we take a look at the main developments.
Oslo shooting: Police say treating killings as ‘act of terrorism’
Police say they are treating the deadly shootings as an 'act of terrorism', as organisers cancel the Pride parade.
Afghanistan’s remote and poor villages hardest hit by earthquake
Rudimentary construction of homes in rocky, unpaved mountains said to be key factors in severity of destruction.
Juul appeals to US federal court to end ban on e-cigarettes
Company has been widely blamed for surge in underage vaping, but recent survey shows a drop in teen vaping rate in US.
Cuban court sentences two dissident artists to prison terms
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo receive five- and nine-year terms, respectively, Cuban prosecutor says.
Auschwitz museum target of Russian propaganda on social media
Social media posts falsely claimed to show anti-Russian stickers placed around former Auschwitz death camp in Poland.
Qatar’s Emir in Cairo for talks with Egypt’s president
Sheikh Tamim's visit comes less than two months after his government announced it would invest $5bn in Egypt.
US Congress sends landmark gun violence legislation to Biden
The bill is seen as a modest measure and a compromise amid deep, partisan divides on gun control among US legislators.