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The archipelago has seen a surge in child deaths since the Delta variant took hold in July.

Turkish disaster control agency says 52 people were killed in Kastamonu province, nine in Sinop and one in Bartin.

Analysts say all-out war unlikely amid unprecedented Hezbollah military power, but the group is under pressure at home.

Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

US secretary of state defends Washington's drawdown of personnel from Afghan capital amid rapid advance by the Taliban.

An animated map showing how the Taliban captured 26 out of the country's 34 provincial capitals in just 10 days.

President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as the Taliban entered Kabul after capturing major cities within a week.

Russia is more modernised and westernised today than it has ever been in the past 100 years.

Lebanon is facing a dire economic crisis exacerbated by political deadlock.

Many Kabul residents fearful as Taliban fighters enter the Afghan capital and President Ghani flees the country.

Announcement of $1.35 trillion plan met with scepticism by Indian social media and opposition activists.

Zuma has unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned days before corruption trial.

Afghanistan’s eastern neighbour says embassy is open and ‘offering assistance’ to those seeking consular help or visas.

Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan hours after Taliban ordered its fighters to wait on the outskirts of the capital.

Canadians will go to the polls on September 20, as Justin Trudeau's Liberals seek a renewed majority in parliament.

There’s significant change in the air.

The Taliban swiftly defeated, co-opted, or sent Afghan security forces fleeing from wide swathes of the country.

The Taliban must ensure a peaceful transition, prevent abuse of civilians if Afghanistan is to have a chance at peace.

Taliban orders its fighters to enter Kabul as the US hastily evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.

Governments, world leaders react to Taliban forces surrounding Kabul amid reports of a 'peaceful transfer of power'.

More than 700 people dead and many more injured after 7.2-magnitude quake struck southwest Haiti, authorities confirm.

A rally against vaccine mandates near Los Angeles' City Hall led to a fight between anti-vaxxers and counter-protesters.

Anti-government protests in recent weeks have resulted in violent clashes with police.

One village in Indian-administered Kashmir is bucking the trend for lavish weddings – with an outright ban on dowries.

Moon Jae-in says South Korea and Japan must work together to 'surmount difficulties' and foster cooperation.

Sirens could be heard as multiple helicopters were flying above the city centre.

Taliban fighters have surrounded the capital but promised not to attack as talks got under way.

Civil Human Rights Front galvanised millions to take part in street protests in Hong Kong in 2019.

People in the Caribbean island nation rushed onto the streets for safety and to help rescue those trapped in the rubble.

Health minister says a young woman who travelled to Abidjan from neighbouring Guinea has tested positive for Ebola.

Taliban capture of Jalalabad effectively leaves Kabul as the last major urban area under government control.

Sources tell Reuters the blast took place as the Lebanese army was distributing gasoline from a confiscated fuel tanker.

Thunderstorms are pushing flames closer to two towns as thousands of firefighters battle massive California blaze.

Arrest of La Prensa editor Juan Hollman Chamorro is latest in President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on opposition figures.

US President Joe Biden says his administration warned Taliban against any action putting US personnel at risk.

Israel recalls its top diplomat to Poland after president approves bill curbing World War II-era restitution claims.

More than 1,900 children are hospitalised for COVID-19 across the US, which is being hit hard by the Delta variant.

At least 27 missing after boat sinks during attempt to escape Bangladeshi island camp criticised by rights groups.

Colombia's Primera Linea protesters accuse authorities of using arrests, prosecutions to weaken push for change.

Capture of Mazar-i-Sharif gives the Taliban control over all of northern Afghanistan, as it also draws closer to Kabul.

Why is it that a sexual harassment scandal toppled Cuomo, but not revelations about preventable elderly deaths?

The Taliban is taking control of more of Afghanistan and closing in on the capital Kabul.

Bank chief slams gov't criticism over ending fuel subsidies, as Lebanese army deploys at gas pumps to curb hoarding.

Spain urged to halt repatriation of hundreds of unaccompanied minors who crossed into Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Russian defence ministry says all eight people onboard a Russian firefighting plane died when it crashed in Turkey.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's warning comes as the UN sounds the alarm over human-induced climate.

The capital, Mazar and Jalalabad remain the only major cities still under government control as Taliban encircles Kabul.

Anger continues to mount over how the pandemic has been handled in Iran as vaccination efforts progress slowly.

The devastation came just as the disaster-hit country was gaining control over hundreds of wildfires.