Aljazeera says the Taliban killed at least 13 members of the Hazara ethnic group, including a 17-year-old girl, in the central province of Daykundi.
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TRT World says Britney Spears has thanked the fans who have conducted a long campaign to end her conservatorship. “I have no words … your constant resilience in freeing me”.
VOA says officials investigating one of California’s biggest oil spills were trying to determine how 572,807 literes of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean.
BBC News says a prominent Tory donor who contributed to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign was involved in one of Europe’s biggest corruption scandals.
The Guardian says Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment.
The Daily Telegraph says Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, died Sunday in a car accident.
Aljazeera says Cyclone Shaheen strikes: At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines.
Arab News says thousands of marchers took to the streets of Tunisia on Sunday in demonstrations of support for President Kais Saied’s drive to rid the country of corrupt politicians.
TRT World says a pregnant 15-year-old girl has undergone an ultrasound on stage during an anti-abortion rights protest in Mexico City where protesters shouted and prayed.
ABC News says a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California has forced Huntington Beach and activities scheduled to take place in the region to shut down.
BBC says people stopped by a lone plain-clothes officer should challenge their legitimacy, the Met Police says. As it seeks to reassure women after the murder of Sarah Everard.
Sky News says Wayne Couzens may have been responsible for more crimes, including an indecent exposure just 72 hours before he kidnapped, raped, and murdered Sarah Everard.
France24 says a Nice supporter who tried to kick Marseille’s Dimitri Payet during a pitch invasion was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence on Thursday.
Arab News says the Middle East’s first World Expo kicked off in Dubai on Thursday night, with organizers dubbing the showpiece “the event of the century.”
Aljazeera says Australia is ready to gradually reopen its borders, the country’s prime minister has announced, 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas.
VOA says a man who admitted to killing one worshiper and wounding three others in a shooting rampage inside a California synagogue was sentenced to life in prison.
BBC says the UK’s furlough scheme closes on Thursday, but some badly-hit sectors are saying support should continue.
Sky News says the police officer who kidnapped Sarah Everard before raping and strangling her could be handed a whole life order when he is sentenced later today.
France24 says Nicolas Sarkozy will find out whether he faces a second jail term when a court returns its verdict over massive overspending on his re-election campaign.
The Guardian says a Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years.
Arab News says an international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen.
Aljazeera says officials in Ecuador say more than 100 inmates have been killed and 52 others injured in a riot between rival gangs inside a prison.
VOA says the Biden administration acknowledged Wednesday that it sent $5.5 million to Haiti to help support asylum-seekers deported from Del Rio, Texas.
Sky News says former police officer Wayne Couzens is due to appear in court today as he faces sentencing for the murder of Sarah Everard.
BBC News says the Army could begin delivering fuel by the end of the week – as Boris Johnson reassures drivers about supplies.