Officials reported on Friday that the Taliban has taken Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second biggest city, in the most severe setback for the US-backed government since the rebels launched a new offensive as US forces retreat.

The Metro says: A migrant has been airlifted to hospital after a boat carrying around 40 people began to sink in the English Channel.

The Metro says: The Premier League roars back into life on Friday night as debutants Brentford host Arsenal.

The Metro says: A three-year-old girl died after choking on part of her own jacket’s zip inside an Asda supermarket, a source has said.

TRT World says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pull the plug on his minority Liberal government and call snap elections on Sunday.

France24 says fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius.

Arab News says underage marriage in Jordan surged last year during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to increased financial hardship among poorer families.

Prince Andrew could be forced to pay £14million if he loses US sexual abuse case

VOA says Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he was planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years.

Aljazeera says the Taliban has captured the key city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan, a day after the group claimed control over Kandahar and Herat.