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Akkar explosion victims arrive in UAE for treatment
A medevac flight landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport and transferred patients to local hospitals for care.
Turkey strengthens border security as Afghans fleeing Taliban arrive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country would not be 'Europe's migrant storage unit'.
Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan celebrate Ashura only five days after the Taliban takeover
Worshippers say they safely marked the most important day of the Shiite calendar.
California officials warn of 'very, very dangerous and severe' fire season
They say the Dixie fire is the first to have burnt across the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
The US will begin administering booster shots to adult Americans in September
Initial booster doses will be given to Americans who received the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, starting on September 20.
Taliban kill three people at protest in Jalalabad
Members of the Taliban opened fire on a group of protesters in Jalalabad as people tried to hoist the Afghan flag, witnesses said.
Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 1,941
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency raises the number of injured to 9,900.
Afghan athlete pleads for way out of Kabul to Paralympic Games
Taekwondo player Zakia Khudadadi was supposed to be Afghanistan's first female competitor at a Paralympics
Onlooker rescues handler from alligator attack
During a children's birthday party at a reptile centre in West Valley City, Utah, an alligator bit and dragged its handler.
Danish Olympic gold medallist explains why he chooses to train in Dubai
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen has been training at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex in Dubai.
Afghan journalist makes emotional plea during Pentagon briefing
Nazira Karimi breaks down, saying: 'We don't have any president, we don't have anything.'
French aircraft land in UAE to prepare for evacuation in Afghanistan
An A400M Atlas and a C-130 Hercules landed at Al Dhafra Air Base on way to rescuing French citizens and Afghan staff.
Four Palestinians shot and killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
A shootout began when undercover Israeli security troops entered Jenin's refugee camp and tried to make an arrest.
Afghans desperate to flee Taliban cling to planes
No evacuation flights are leaving Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans desperate to flee the country crowd the tarmac in attempt to board planes.
Villagers join efforts to fight deadly Algerian wildfires
The fires broke out amid record high temperatures in the Mediterranean region where other countries are also fighting fires, including neighbouring Tunisia, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
