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British Army's 16 Air Assault Brigade arrive in Kabul as part of Operation Pitting to help UK citizens leave the country as Taliban insurgents regained control.

The death toll from Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,200 on August 16, as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors.

Hundreds of people crowded the airport in Kabul on August 16, as they tried to leave Afghanistan, after the Taliban entered the capital.

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

The US is evacuating its embassy staff in Kabul, after the Taliban reached the outskirts of the Afghan capital.

The Lebanese army said it had arrested the son of the owner of the piece of land where a fuel tanker exploded, killing at least 22 people.

At least 22 people died after an oil tanker exploded in Lebanon's impoverished province of Akkar, the country's caretaker health minister and the Red Cross said.

The Taliban have seized the last major city in Afghanistan, apart from Kabul, that was under government control.

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round up of today's trends.

The UAE has updated its flagship vaccination and testing app, Al Hosn, as part of ongoing efforts to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Here's what's new.

Hundreds of fans turned up in Paris to see former Barcelona star Lionel Messi after a press conference to announce his move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Lionel Messi has joined a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain team after leaving Barcelona, the club where he expected to end his career.

US President Joe Biden says he does not regret withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan amid reports that the Taliban now control 65 per cent of the country.

Cody Combs gives a round-up of today's trends.

At least five people have been killed in raging bushfires in Algeria, as firefighters are battling more than 30 blazes.