Egypt Egyptian LGBT activist commits suicide in Canada Outspoken LGBT rights advocate Sara Hegazi was imprisoned and tortured in Egypt before seeking asylum in Canada.
Australia No sharing: Facebook rejects Australia demand on ad revenues Facebook tells Australian regulator advertising revenues connected with news content are too insignificant to share.
Afghanistan Afghan government, Taliban agree on Doha as venue for talks The intra-Afghan dialogue will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides after years of fighting.
Africa Egypt: Ethiopia rejecting 'fundamental issues' on Nile dam Ethiopia wants to fill dam's reservoir in coming weeks but Egypt says that could significantly reduce its Nile water.
United Kingdom UK marks anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 UK commemorates the 2017 blaze in a public-housing block that turned into the worst domestic blaze since World War II.
Golan Heights Israel greenlights illegal 'Trump' settlement in Golan Heights Israeli official says 'Trump Heights' in the occupied Golan Heights will house 300 Jewish families.