In Pictures: Cyprus’s worst forest fire in decades
President Nicos Anastasiades says four deaths are 'a tragedy' as fire destroys property and forest lands.
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Chile to begin ‘beautiful challenge’ of drafting new constitution
New constitutional assembly in deeply polarised nation must learn to work together and build trust, experts say.
Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer after anti-Abbas protest
Independent Commission for Human Rights says Farid al-Atrash was arrested at an Israeli checkpoint east of Jerusalem.
Lebanon medicine importers warn imported drugs running out
Lebanese grappling with a raft of shortages, from petrol to medication, as caretaker gov't discusses lifting subsidies.
Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee
Taliban captures districts in Badakhshan and Kandahar provinces as Afghan troops flee into neighbouring Tajikistan.
Philippine scientists warn of another eruption at Taal Volcano
Highest levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide emission recorded at the volcano which indicates possible eruption.
Four killed in Cyprus as ‘most destructive’ forest fire rages
Hundreds of firefighters and several firefighting planes deployed as fire rages for a second day in Troodos mountains.
Israel carries out another air raid on besieged Gaza Strip
Israeli army struck Hamas positions after it said incendiary balloons were launched from the besieged enclave.
Nigerian families struggle to survive as food prices soar
World Bank estimates Nigeria's soaring inflation and food prices pushed seven million more people into poverty in 2021.
Tokyo goes to the polls as COVID-shadowed Olympics loom
Sunday's vote is important as a bellwether for a lower house election that needs to be held by October.
Military plane transporting troops crashes in the Philippines
The C-130 crashed on Jolo Island with at least 96 people on board.
Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town
Two dead and 20 still missing as rescuers look for survivors after a landslide hits the town of Atami.
Israel probes possible missile attack on cargo ship: Reports
Israeli media say the cargo ship was previously owned by an Israeli tycoon and came under attack in the Indian Ocean.
Russia’s COVID death toll hits record high for fifth day
Russia reported 697 COVID-related deaths on Saturday, the most confirmed in a single day since pandemic began.
Israeli army fatally shoots Palestinian man in occupied West Bank
Israeli military also says it launched air raids on Gaza, the fourth since a May ceasefire reached with Hamas.
Three dead as Elsa batters Caribbean islands, heads for Cuba
Deaths reported in the Dominican Republic and in St Lucia as Elsa weakens to a tropical storm.
Burkina Faso protesters demand gov’t response to rising bloodshed
The landlocked West African country has seen several deadly attacks by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL.
Evacuations ordered as wildfires rip through Canada’s west coast
Dozens of huge wildfires in British Columbia come after Canadian province saw record-breaking heat wave.
Egypt opens Mediterranean naval base
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was joined by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MBZ at the opening ceremony.
Collapsed Florida building to be demolished as storm approaches
Two more bodies pulled from the rubble of 12-storey condo building near Miami, which partially collapsed last month.