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Flash floods kill at least 50 in Afghanistan
At least 50 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in central Afghanistan, officials have said.
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
Tyson Fury suffered a split-decision points defeat on a dramatic night in Saudi Arabia as Oleksandr Usyk became boxing's first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion.
Biden hits Chinese electric cars and solar cells with higher tariffs
US President Joe Biden is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, solar panels, steel and other goods.
End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down
Singapore's long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the island nation.
Cow dung's key role in India's energy industry
Every day, with bare hands, Rukmini Baburao Kumbhar, collects around 50kg (eight stone) of fresh cow dung.
Richard Scolyer: Top doctor remains brain cancer-free after a year
A year after undergoing a world-first treatment for glioblastoma, Australian doctor Richard Scolyer remains cancer-free.
Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground
The Socialists of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have won Catalonia's regional election as pro-independence parties lost ground.
Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to replace his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced.
The escaped dissident still pursued decades on by China
Three decades ago, Chinese dissidents were being smuggled out of the country in a secret operation called Yellow Bird - but as one of them tells the BBC, Beijing is still pursuing them.
Thousands march in Georgia over foreign influence bill
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the government.