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The Afghan government has made no official comment yet on the fall of either city [Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]

Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital in 24 hours

Taliban captures Sheberghan city in Jawzjan, less than a day after taking over Zaranj city in Nimroz.

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Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons

Palestinians say the balloons aim to pressure Israel to ease restrictions on coastal enclave that were tightened in May.

Qatar has reported more than 227,000 cases of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, including 601 deaths [Showkat Shafi/ Al Jazeera]

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The Indian women's team registered its best ever Olympic performance by finishing fourth [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]

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Temperatures have been over 40C (104F) all week [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]

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Maarouf was the former head of the Ministry of Communications and Technology [Ammar Awad/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]

The ‘Nolympians’ giving the IOC a run for its money

The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for 99 percent of all COVID-19 infections in the UK [File: Toby Melville/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 boat accident included an unusually high number of women and children who have apparently perished [File: Borja Suarez/Reuters]

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The Israeli military said its air raids were in 'response to continual launches of incendiary balloons from Gaza into Israel throughout the day' [File: Jack Guez/AFP]

Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons

Qatar has reported more than 227,000 cases of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, including 601 deaths [Showkat Shafi/ Al Jazeera]

Why did Qatar enforce quarantine rules for six Asian countries?

The Indian women's team registered its best ever Olympic performance by finishing fourth [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]

‘Stop this casteism’: India hockey captain slams racist abuse

Temperatures have been over 40C (104F) all week [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]

‘Nightmarish summer’: Wildfires sweep through Athens suburbs

Maarouf was the former head of the Ministry of Communications and Technology [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Tunisia places senior Ennahdha official under house arrest

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

The ‘Nolympians’ giving the IOC a run for its money

The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for 99 percent of all COVID-19 infections in the UK [File: Toby Melville/Reuters]

In England, hundreds of vaccinated people hospitalised with Delta

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

Boat capsizes off Western Sahara, 42 migrants feared dead

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball - Men - Gold medal match - France v United States - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - August 7, 2021. Kevin Durant of the United States in action at the rim with Rudy Gobert of France REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Al Jazeera’s special coverage of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.

US charges two Myanmar citizens over plot to attack UN ambassador

Pair charged by US prosecutors over conspiracy to ‘seriously injure or kill’ Myanmar’s anti-coup UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun.

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