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Set between irrigated farmland and rocky desert southwest of Cairo, once pristine Qarun Lake used to teem with tilapia, bass and bream and shrimp, offering generous catches to fishermen from surrounding villages.

A long-awaited visit by U.N. experts to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would be successful if it led to the "demilitarization" of the facility, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear company said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, denying the man who failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet empire the full state honours granted to Boris Yeltsin.

Poland asks Germany for war reparations of 1.3 trillion euros

While Pakistanis count the cost of one of the country's worst recorded floods, heavy rain is hitting southwestern China as the Texas city of Dallas recovers from a 10-inch deluge in a single day last month.

Israel will buy four Boeing Co KC-46A refuelling tankers for its air force, the Israeli government and the U.S.

The world's smallest army, in the world's smallest state, is growing and looking for a few good men.

Trump confronts US government in court battle over seized secrets

Ukrainian children streamed into new schools across central Europe for the first time on Thursday, staying abroad after others returned home to familiar classrooms and the dangers of war.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is stopping - with a few exceptions - the temporary relocation of Afghans to the United States and focusing on reuniting immediate family members with pathways to permanent residence, according to a senior administration official.

Divers sealed two tank vents that leaked fuel from a bulk carrier that was damaged and beached after a collision off the British enclave of Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain, local authorities said on Thursday.

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The woman suffered anaphylactic shock, an allergic reaction so severe that it can even kill a person.

Macron defends Russia dialogue to prepare 'negotiated peace'

The woman's husband made the shocking discovery after he broke open the house which was locked from the outside

Mexican housing must become denser and better planned to provide adequate living options to lower-income parts of the population, according to a new study, which said the country's current residential construction was largely unregulated.

Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev funeral: Kremlin

Russia suffered the biggest losses in the direction of Donetsk and Kurakhove, said the Ukrainian military.

Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister.

It's not yet clear how long the beaches will be closed.

Let us welcome the fall season with pumpkin-spiced lattes and some heart-warming quotes.

Uyghurs notch victory, even as UN report is seen pulling punches

Canada's Conservatives next month look set to embrace a career politician who has promised to fire the central bank governor and promoted bitcoin as an inflation hedge to become its fourth leader since 2020.

After initial success in their counteroffensive in Kherson, Ukrainian forces are facing a tougher challenge ahead as they face entrenched Russian troops.

Angola's leader faces uphill battle after narrow win

Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch Tigray offensive: rebels

Southern Pakistan braced for more flooding on Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river, compounding the devastation in a country a third of which is already inundated by a disaster blamed on climate change.

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for all fighting near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant to stop, warning that little could be done to respond in the event of a major accident there.

One of Taiwan's richest men, Robert Tsao, said on Thursday he would provide T$1 billion ($33 million) to two civilian defence training programmes, in a private effort to strengthen the island's defences amid heightened tension with China.