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Israel struck Gaza after clashes between its troops and Palestinians protesters who were commemorating the 52 anniversary of Israeli extremists burning of Al Aqsa Mosque.

Former president Donald Trump harshly criticised President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, describing it as "the greatest foreign policy humiliation" in US history.

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round up of what's happening

A Spanish aircraft carrying 110 evacuees fleeing Afghanistan's Taliban landed in Torrejon de Ardoz, after a stopover in Dubai.

Tropical Storm Henri is expected to gain hurricane strength by August 21 before making landfall in southern New England by late August 22, the US National Hurricane Centre says.

It rained for the first time on record at Greenland’s highest ice peak. Rising temperatures are melting the ice sheet and experts are concerned.

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has given new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris' tour of South-East Asia, where she will attempt to reassure allies of American resolve following the chaotic end of a two-decade war.

Muhammad Hejry is passionate about reviving and documenting the ancient songs and melodies of Sanaa, his home town. He also champions the turbi – an ancient, oud-like instrument now made only by one remaining craftsman in the Yemeni capital.

Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Taliban and chief of their political office, arrived in Kandahar on Tuesday in a Qatari C17 aircraft.

Cody Combs gives a round up of what's happening today

As thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport's single runway after the Taliban seized the capital, US President Joe Biden faced mounting criticism over the US withdrawal.

The Afghan flag was still flying over Kabul's presidential palace on the morning of August 17, two days after the Taliban captured the capital.

Hundreds of vehicles loaded with goods crossed a Pakistan-Afghanistan border point on August 16, after it was closed by Pakistan the day before.

US President Joe Biden 'has a lot to do' and must 'take a bold step' to protect the Afghan people, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says.

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round up of what's happening today