World

Taliban close in on Afghan capital, northern city falls without resistance

Taliban fighters captured the major city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, sending Afghan forces fleeing, and drew closer to Kabul as Western countries scrambled to evacuate their citizens from the capital.

Business

Canada's main opposition under fire from own members over 'tasteless' Trudeau ad

7:49 PM UTC

Americas

Haiti's history of violence and disasters

4:13 PM UTC

Africa

Second Nigerian "Chibok girl" freed in a week seven years after abduction

7:51 PM UTC

Europe

Thousands march in Bucharest LGBTQ pride parade

5:55 PM UTC

Europe

Protesters in France denounce COVID health pass rules for fifth weekend

6:15 PM UTC

Europe

Police clash with protesters near Ukrainian president's office

4:22 PM UTC

Africa

Attackers kill 22 Nigerian commuters on road near Plateau state capital

Attackers killed 22 commuters on a road near the capital of Nigeria's Plateau state, a morgue attendant told Reuters, in the latest outbreak of violence across Africa's most populous nation in which scores of civilians have been killed this year.

5:44 PM UTC

Africa

Trailing after early count, Zambian president questions if vote fair

6:57 PM UTC

Middle East

At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues

12:09 PM UTC

Environment

Italy arrests two Sicilian sheep farmers for lighting wildfires

5:14 PM UTC

Americas

Haiti since the assassination of President Moise

5:36 PM UTC

Americas

Bolsonaro attacks Brazil judges, warns of "institutional rupture"

4:06 PM UTC

Middle East

Nobody's running Lebanon, central bank boss says

5:08 PM UTC

Middle East

Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey, eight killed - Ifax

Eight people were killed when a Russian firefighting Be-200 plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry was cited by Interfax news agency as saying.

2:47 PM UTC

India