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Muhammad Naeem Butt, who gave up on a perilous attempt to reach Europe, is kissed by his mother Razia Latif at their home in Pakistan

Pakistanis Abandon Hopes Of Reaching Europe After Boat Tragedies

After spending weeks in Libya trying to reach Europe illegally, Muhammad Naeem Butt turned back -- abandoning a journey that has already cost hundreds of Pakistani lives this summer.

Putin Aims To Bolster Africa Ties Despite Ukraine Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a meeting with delegations of African leaders in June

Russia hosts African leaders this week for a summit aimed at boosting ties despite concerns in Africa over the conflict in Ukraine and the suspension of a deal on Ukrainian grain exports.

UAE Minister Of State Of Foreign Affairs Meets President Of Zambia In Lusaka

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina

During the visit, Minister Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan discussed regional issues of common interest and the prospects of collaboration between the UAE and Zambia with President Hichilema.

Women walk past a beauty salon in the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul ahead ahead of the order for beauty parlours across the country to shut permanently

Thousands Of Afghan Salons To Close As Taliban Deadline Bites

Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public. An order issued last month forces the closure of thousands of salons nationwide run by women.

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North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles including ICBMs, according to South Korean and Japanese military officials, in the weeks leading up to the 70th anniversary of the end of fighting in the Korean War

North Korea Fires Missiles Ahead Of Key Anniversary

Pyongyang conducted twin missile launches late Monday, ahead of Korean War anniversary celebrations that will be attended by Chinese dignitaries in the first foreign delegation visit to the country since its 2020 pandemic border closure.

Algeria has mobilised thousands of firefighters and hundreds of firetrucks to fight the wildfires

Algeria Fires Fanned By Winds, Extreme Heat Kill 34

Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.

Police secure an area outside a damaged non-residential building on Moscow's Komsomolsky Prospekt after a reported drone attack on July 24, 2023

Russia Says Ukrainian Drones Hit Central Moscow, Crimea

Ukrainian drones hit two buildings in Moscow and an ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea on Monday, Russian officials said, as Ukraine reported another Russian strike on a grain facility.

Rescuers work at a school gym after the roof of the building collapsed in Qiqihar, in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province early on July 24, 2023

11 Dead After School Gym Roof Collapses In China

Eleven people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday.

A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a sit-in at the entrance to Israel's parliament, just before a vote on the judicial overhaul plans

What Are Israel's Controversial Judicial Overhaul Plans?

Israel's hard-right government was planning Monday to push through parliament a key element of its controversial judicial revamp.

Iranian magazines Sazandegi and Andisheh report the death of Mahsa Amini

10 Months Since Iran's Protests, Kurdish Exiles In Limbo

Like other Iranian Kurds who fled into exile during last year's women-led mass protests, 17-year-old Sarina tries to keep a low profile in her new home in northern Iraq.

Monkeys are often trained to peform as street entertainers in Pakistan

Monkey Business In Pakistan Court During Smuggling Case

A baby monkey caused chaos in a Pakistan court after escaping from a troop presented as evidence in a case of wildlife smuggling, officials said.

Road traffic across the Crimea bridge only resumed Saturday after a Ukrainian attack damaged the bridge Tuesday

Kyiv Drone Strikes Crimea Munitions Depot As Attacks Escalate

A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, sparking evacuations on the Moscow-annexed peninsula just five days after drones damaged Russia's symbolic bridge across the Kerch Strait.

Followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr hold his portrait aloft during a protest after they believed a Koran had been desecrated in Denmark

Iraqis Keep Up Koran Protests After Book Burnings

Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad's Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Koran had been desecrated in Denmark.

Protesters against the judicial overhaul have been on a days-long march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Hospitalised Netanyahu Prepares To Put Controversial Reform To Vote

Last-ditch efforts to reach a compromise dragged into the night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to put a key plank of his government's controversial judicial reforms to the vote Monday after undergoing surgery to fit a pacemaker.

An orthodox cathedral was badly damaged in the latest attack on Odesa

Russia Strikes Odesa Cathedral, Putin Dismisses Counteroffensive

Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader.

Librarian Khader Salameh with a gilded copy of the Koran from the 16th century

Library Restores Palestinian History One Manuscript At A Time

A library in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem offers a rare glimpse into Palestinian history with its treasure trove of manuscripts dating back hundreds of years before the creation of Israel.

Rallies in Tehran, Baghdad and other major cities come amid heightened tensions between Iraq and Sweden

Iraqis, Iranians Rally As Swedish Diplomats Leave Baghdad In Koran Row

Protesters took to the streets of the Iraqi and Iranian capitals Friday to denounce Sweden's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran, as Stockholm withdrew staff from its Baghdad embassy.

Girkin's detention came in the aftermath of a short-lived rebellion of mercenary group Wagner

Russia Detains Former Separatist Commander Girkin: Lawyer To AFP

Former separatist commander and nationalist blogger Igor Girkin, better known by his alias Igor Strelkov, has been detained after sharply criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin, his lawyer said on Friday.

Ukraine is depending on Soviet-era weapons in the battle for Bakhmut

Western Help Missing In Battle For Bakhmut

It took three tries for the group of Ukrainian soldiers to fire a huge shell from a Soviet-era howitzer at a Russian position in Bakhmut.

Iraqi protesters in Baghdad carry copies of the Koran to denounce the latest desecration of the holy book in Sweden

Saudi, Iran Summon Swedish Diplomats Over Koran Protests

Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have summoned Swedish diplomats to denounce Stockholm's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran on free speech grounds.

Vahit Baklaci, a 82-year-old priest, stands before the damaged house where he was born in in Antakya, Turkey

Turkey's Antioch Rises From The Ruins, Stone By Stone

The old priest painted a warning on the cracked walls of his shack: "Twelve children were born here!

The decision by India comes as rice prices were already soaring owing to a range of issues including the pandemic, the Ukraine war and the El Nino weather phenomenon

Top Rice Supplier India Bans Some Exports

The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate effect", the government said, in a move that could drive international prices even higher.

UNESCO listed Yazd as a World Heritage Site, describing the city as a 'living testimony to intelligent use of limited available resources in the desert for survival'

Iran's Ancient 'Wind Catchers' Beat The Heat Naturally

Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth.

Russia has started to target a chemical plant in the Bakhmut region with regular bombing raids

Russian Bombs Target Frontline Ukraine Chemical Plant

The Russian high-explosive bombs started falling around the frontline Ukrainian chemical plant about three months ago.

'Putin Is Evil': Russian Strike Kills Couple In Heart Of Ukraine City

Smoke was rising from the blackened ruins of a residential building in Mykolaiv on Thursday after a Russian missile hit the centre of the southern Ukrainian city, killing at least two and injuring 19 including several children.

Samantha Casiano and Luis Villasana -- Casiano's unborn child had a fatal health defect, but abortion is banned in Texas

Under Texas Abortion Ban, A Mother Watches Her Baby Die

A scan revealed that Samantha Casiano's unborn child had serious health defects and would not survive outside the womb for more than a few hours.

People take to the streets of Jerusalem to protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill

Still 'Open For Negotiations' On Judicial Overhaul: Israel PM

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is still "open for negotiations" on a key clause of his hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.

Putin and Ramaphosa met in St. Petersburg last month ahead of a peace mission by African leaders

Putin Opted Out Not To 'Jeopardise' BRICS Summit: S.Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin decided against attending an upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person because he did not want to "jeopardise" the talks, a top South African diplomat said Thursday.

Ukrainian grain producers have lamented Russia's decision to scrap an export deal that will make it more difficult to shift growing stockpiles

'No Way Out': Ukraine Farmers Lament Collapse Of Grain Deal

Vitaliy Bylenko looked ruefully at the mountains of grain in his barn, contemplating the growing obstacles to shifting the stockpiles after Russia this week exited a deal allowing Black Sea exports.

Odesa was targeted for the second night in a row by strikes, injuring civilians

Russia Puts Black Sea Ships On Alert After Grain Deal Exit

Russia said Wednesday it would consider cargo ships travelling to Ukraine through the Black Sea potential military targets, following its decision to exit a landmark deal that permitted the export of grain from Ukraine.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has come under scrutiny over a retreat from the bank's once-touted foray into consumer banking

After Dismal Q2, Goldman Sachs Hopeful For Rebound In Merger Activity

Goldman Sachs reported a dive in profits Wednesday on weak merger and acquisition activity, but shares rallied as executives said an improvement could be near.

Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki previously spent 22 months in pre-trial detention until December 2021

Egypt's Sisi Pardons Researcher A Day After Jailing Sparked Outcry

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked an outcry from local rights groups and Western governments.

Military reservists sign a declaration announcing the suspension of their voluntary reserve duty as part of the protest

Israelis March On Jerusalem To Protest Judicial Overhaul

Hundreds of Israeli activists marched from Tel Aviv towards Jerusalem on Wednesday to protest against the hard-right government's planned judicial overhaul, which they fear threatens liberal democracy.

People look at fragments of a missile shot down during a night strike in Odesa, Ukraine on July 19, 2023

US Announces New $1.3 Bn Military Aid Package For Ukraine

The United States on Wednesday announced a new $1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine featuring air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, drones and other equipment.

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