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Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding

Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring the groom, officials said

Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding

8 killed, 20 wounded in attack on acting Afghan defense minister's house

At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of Acting Defense Minister Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi on Tuesday night, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

8 killed, 20 wounded in attack on acting Afghan defense minister's house

Two killed, dozens hurt in Czech train crash

Two people died and dozens more were injured on Wednesday when two trains collided at a village in the west of the Czech Republic, police said.

Two killed, dozens hurt in Czech train crash

USAID chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions

US aid chief Samantha Power has called on rebel forces to "immediately" withdraw from two regions bordering Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray, as the conflict threatens to envelop the rest of the country.

USAID chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions

UN Security Council calls for immediate cessation of violence in Afghanistan

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday called for an immediate end to fighting in urban areas in Afghanistan, as the Taliban continues a ground assault in the south of the country.

UN Security Council calls for immediate cessation of violence in Afghanistan

Malaysian PM rejects mounting calls to quit

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refused to yield to mounting calls to quit Wednesday but said he would face a no-confidence vote in parliament in September.

Malaysian PM rejects mounting calls to quit

Belarus athlete leaves Japan on Vienna-bound flight

Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Japan on a Vienna-bound flight Wednesday and was expected to head for Poland, where she has been offered a humanitarian visa.

Belarus athlete leaves Japan on Vienna-bound flight

Sheikh Joaan poses with Team Qatar's gold medallists

HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee, poses with Team Qatar's gold medallists from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and weightlifter Fares Ibrahim.

Sheikh Joaan poses with Team Qatar's gold medallists

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