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Was the US right to leave Afghanistan?
Yesterday
Five years on, allegations of Taliban repression of women and girls continue
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Taliban celebrates five years since they took control of Afghanistan
Yesterday
The takeover is being marked with parades and events that women are banned from joining
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Afghanistan: Five years after the Taliban takeover
Friday
We hear from a Taliban spokesman and a former US military commander in Afghanistan.
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Life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Friday
Saturday marks five years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul
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US ambassador to Israel denounces settler siege on Palestinians
Thursday
Mike Huckabee said his embassy had asked Israel to remove the settlers
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Solar eclipse visible across large parts of Europe
Wednesday
Millions in UK and Europe wowed by once-in-a-generation solar eclipse
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IDF clashes with settlers surrounding Palestinian homes
Wednesday
The Israeli army moved in to try to force the settlers away from the houses near Nablus
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Tuesday
A Syrian court has found the exiled president Bashar al-Assad guilty of war crimes
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Search for survivors after Colombia earthquake
Tuesday
Colombia's new president has declared a state of emergency
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Earthquake in Colombia kills over 100 people
Last Monday
A state of emergency declared in Colombia after an earthquake kills over 100 people
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Oceans hit record-high July temperatures
Last Monday
El Niño conditions said to be partly responsible
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Israeli PM dismisses Trump peace plan for Gaza
Last Sunday
Netanyahu rules out Israeli military withdrawal without total Hamas disarmament
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Houthis attack Saudi refinery on the Red Sea coast
Last Sunday
The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has attacked a Saudi oil refinery with a drone.
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Thousands of children remain stranded in Ceuta
Last Saturday
Around 70,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish exclave last week
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign a defence pact
Fri 7 Aug 2026
It commits all three countries to defending each other if attacked
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Teen carries out mass shooting at Thai school
Fri 7 Aug 2026
Teenager kills at least seven and injures more than 30 in Thailand school shooting
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries
Thu 6 Aug 2026
Russia retaliates with more missiles fired into Ukraine
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Fifa chief remains in post
Thu 6 Aug 2026
Gianni Infantino says he has the backing of his senior FIFA executives
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Indian hunger striker: We had no fear
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Sonam Wangchuk went on a hunger strike in solidarity with the "cockroach" protesters.
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Iran-Oman talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
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Ukraine steps up its attacks on Russia
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Ukraine has struck logistics warehouses and other infrastructure killing 5 people.
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Trump: Last chance for Iran to sign a deal
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Speaking to reporters, he said Iran faced decapitation unless it agreed a deal.
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Fifa president comes under more pressure
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Several national football associations withdraw support for Gianni Infantino
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Was Morocco complicit in exodus to Ceuta?
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Did Morocco use migrants to score geopolitical points against Spain?
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Emergency EU talks after mass migrant influx
Sun 2 Aug 2026
A nurse tried to save people crossing from Morocco into Spain
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Italy calls for Spain to be suspended from Schengen
Sat 1 Aug 2026
After thousands of Moroccans enter Ceuta, Italy wants Spain suspended from Schengen
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Fifa abandons investment plans after backlash
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan
