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People flee Afghanistan as the Taliban advances
Thousands of Afghans and other travellers flee Afghanistan on flights from Kabul International Airport as the Taliban continues its offensive.
Forest fires rage in Algeria
Forest fires in Algeria killed 42 people, including 25 soldiers who were helping to help put out the blaze.
Italy's gold medal reception for the world's fastest man
Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs returned to Rome after becoming an Olympic star.
London's Tower Bridge stuck open overnight
London's famous Tower Bridge got stuck in its open position for the second time in a year due to a technical fault.
The UN warns of a climate catastrophe
There is a narrow, fast closing window to ward off catastrophe caused by climate change, a long-awaited UN report says.
US B-52 bombers strike Taliban
US B-52 bombers have attacked Taliban positions in Afghanistan, a government official has said.
The Kazakh steppe becoming a graveyard for horses
Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan's Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food or water.
Mena's medal haul grows at the Tokyo Olympics
The Mena region is beginning to be a force to be reckoned with in international sporting arenas
The National tests how hot a parked car can get in the heat of a UAE summer
The summer heat can be deadly for children or animals left inside cars - The National tests how hot and how quickly cars become dangerous.
Jeff Bezos offers Nasa a discount to go to the Moon
Jeff Bezos has offered to cover up to $2 billion of Nasa’s expenses in exchange for a contract to build a lunar lander.
Watch as a baby trapped under a crashed car is rescued
Body camera footage captured the moment a little girl was pulled out alive from underneath a crashed car in New York.
Beirut looks to chalk up another record
Lebanese artist Giovanni Basil is trying to win the Guinness record for the largest chalk drawing in the world.
Paris police deploy force against anti-vaccine protests
Police fired water cannons and tear gas on rowdy protesters in Paris as anti-vaccine demonstrations turned nasty.
The highest viewing platform in the Hajar Mountains
Al Suhub Rest House is a state-of-the-art tourist attraction 600 metres above sea level with spectacular views.
The first day of Tashreeq
On the three days of Tashreeq pilgrims stay in Mina to stone the three sites of the devil each day to cement their intentions and in the hope that Allah will accept their Hajj.
