Yama BarizBBC Afghan Service correspondent, Heading for quake-hit areas and
Paulin KolaBBC News
EPAMore than 800 people have been killed – and nearly 3,000 injured – after a…
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More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves for China by armoured train
Getty ImagesKim can be seen here making a trip to Russia by train in 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left Pyongyang for China, where he will be attending a military parade in the capital Beijing, media reports say.
The “Victory Day”…
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BBC reports from scene as Afghanistan earthquake rescue mission gets under way
Helicopters have been deployed to try and rescue people trapped in difficult to access regions following a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan.
At least 800 people have been killed after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, according…
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Iran, Russia presidents hold meeting in China
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The presidents of Iran and Russia held a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in China on Monday.
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CEO who snatched boy’s hat at US Open says he made ‘huge mistake’
The man who was caught on camera snatching a hat off a young boy at the US Open has said he made a “huge mistake” after footage of the incident went viral.
Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was “convinced” tennis…
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Iran defeats Italy to win gold at 2025 FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship
Iran triumphed over Italy on Sunday, securing the gold medal at the 2025 FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship in Jiangmen, China.
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Yemeni PM, cabinet ministers killed in Israeli strikes
The Yemeni Presidency has announced the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi and several ministers in the recent Israeli airstrike on Sana’a.
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What we know and what we don’t
Ariana News AfghanistanMany homes in the affected areas are built with mud bricks and wood, making them highly vulnerable to collapse A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Afghanistan’s mountainous eastern region, with authorities saying hundreds…
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Israel claims it killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida
Israel has claimed responsibility for the killing of Abu Obaida, the long-serving spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, in an airstrike that devastated a residential block in Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood…
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Devastation grips eastern Afghanistan after powerful quake
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan just before midnight on Sunday, killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,800, according to officials. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach cut-off mountain communities…
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