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The Taliban has intensified its campaign to defeat the US-backed government as foreign forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war [File: Abdul Khaliq Achakzai/Reuters]

Major blow to Afghan gov’t as Taliban captures provincial capital

Zaranj, capital of southern Nimruz province, falls to the group in a significant setback for the Afghan government.

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Myanmar's United Nations Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun addresses the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland [File: UN TV Handout via Reuters]

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Protesters in Canada started the 'Poverty Olympics Torch Relay' using a toilet plunger in place of an Olympic torch [File: Barbara Walton/EPA]

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Tsimanouskaya flew to Poland, where she and her husband have been granted humanitarian visas [Darek Golik/Reuters]

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Oscar Sobalvarro, presidential candidate for the main opposition party, and his running mate for vice president, Berenice Quezada, leave the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) after registering as candidates for the November 7 general election [Maynor Valenzuela/Reuters]

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Sema Tiruneh, the Amhara region’s head of peace and security, said preparations had been made, and the offensive would be launched on Saturday [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

Amhara official says offensive against Tigray forces imminent

The vessel was a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned petroleum product tanker managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime [File: Johan Victor/Handout/Reuters]

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The boat accident included an unusually high number of women and children who have apparently perished [File: Borja Suarez/Reuters]

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Lithuania said Belarus was flying in migrants from abroad and dispatching them into the European Union [File: Petras Malukas/AFP]

Poland, Lithuania call for EU help amid Belarus migration row


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Protesters in Canada started the 'Poverty Olympics Torch Relay' using a toilet plunger in place of an Olympic torch [File: Barbara Walton/EPA]

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Tsimanouskaya flew to Poland, where she and her husband have been granted humanitarian visas [Darek Golik/Reuters]

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Oscar Sobalvarro, presidential candidate for the main opposition party, and his running mate for vice president, Berenice Quezada, leave the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) after registering as candidates for the November 7 general election [Maynor Valenzuela/Reuters]

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Sema Tiruneh, the Amhara region’s head of peace and security, said preparations had been made, and the offensive would be launched on Saturday [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

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The vessel was a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned petroleum product tanker managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime [File: Johan Victor/Handout/Reuters]

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The boat accident included an unusually high number of women and children who have apparently perished [File: Borja Suarez/Reuters]

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Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins women’s marathon with late burst

Two-time world half marathon champion came out on top in close race with world record holder and compatriot.

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