Taliban leader ‘favours political settlement’ to Afghan conflict
Announcement comes amid group's military advances and as peace talks between Afghan gov't and Taliban resume in Doha.
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Fuel truck explosion kills several in Kenya
Many also injured as overturned petrol tanker exploded in west Kenya when crowds thronged to collect the spilling fuel.
Volunteer undertakers carry Indonesian dead as COVID deaths rise
Volunteers provide help as Indonesia struggles to cope with a devastating wave of COVID cases from the Delta variant.
Landslides kill several in India’s Mumbai after monsoon rains
Deaths caused by mudslides and a wall collapse following heavy rain in the country's most populous city, Mumbai.
Palestinian Authority covering up critic’s death, family says
Relatives of Nizar Banat, who died in PA custody, say they have not received document with the official cause of death.
Search for flood survivors continues in Germany
Emergency workers search for survivors and clear wreckage as hundreds still missing after devastating floods in Germany.
Cannes Film Festival: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or
Julia Ducournau is only the second woman to scoop the top prize in Cannes festival’s 74-year history.
Thailand expands lockdown as COVID cases continue to rise
Lockdown imposed in three more provinces as Thailand's COVID-19 cases break records for a third straight day.
Gunmen kidnap Chinese, Mauritanian workers in Mali
Assailants also destroyed equipment belonging to Chinese and Mauritanian construction companies.
US marks one year since death of civil rights icon John Lewis
In honour of longtime congressman, President Joe Biden again urges Congress to pass legislation defending right to vote.
Bolsonaro could be discharged in days, Brazilian hospital says
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalised since Wednesday with an obstructed intestine.
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
Hundreds missing or unreachable as several areas remained inaccessible and communication was still down in some places.
Iran accuses US, UK of holding prisoner exchange talks ‘hostage’
Tehran says it wants to agree prisoner exchange but the US and UK are linking it to talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
Core Group urges Haiti’s designated PM to form a government
International diplomats urge Ariel Henry to form government as political crisis after Jovenel Moise's killing escalates.
One killed in Iran’s Khuzestan water crisis protests
Officials and victim's father blame rioters for the death that occurred in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan.
Colombia’s ‘ghost towns’ threatened by new wave of violence
Fighters forced many out of Colombian rural towns 21 years ago, those who returned fear it might happen again.
Cuba’s president slams social media ‘hatred’ after protests
Thousands take part in pro-government rallies across Cuba on Saturday after largest anti-government protests in decades.
Fears a new COVID wave could overwhelm Lebanon’s health system
The number of new daily cases surpasses 500 for the first time since May amid concerns over spread of the Delta variant.
Unstable weather to fuel Oregon blaze that is now larger than NYC
The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is now 976 square kilometres and largely uncontained, authorities say.
‘The town has been destroyed’: Germany deals with flood aftermath
Western Germany is cleaning up the worst natural disaster to hit the country in almost 60 years.