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Early results show Edgar Lungu, who is seeking a second term, trailing rival Hakainde Hichilema.

The militants head for the Afghan capital after capturing the key city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

Rahul Gandhi and opposition allies had been suspended for sharing photos of a rape victim's parents.

Flash floods in northern Turkey are the country's second natural disaster this month.

Some provinces are under evacuation alerts as experts warn of "unprecedented" rainfall.

While case numbers are relatively low, the Australian state's premier has warned of a Covid surge.

Paul Kagame, a committed Gunners fan, lashes out on Twitter at the club his government sponsors.

Ben Parkinson and his family question if the Afghanistan sacrifice "was worth it".

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford, devastated after being told she could not return to Russia, ever.

UK surveillance camera commissioner criticises failure to answer "basic questions".

The comments come as the Taliban close in on the capital Kabul, with fierce fighting under way.

It comes a day after La Prensa said authorities were withholding its supplies of paper and ink.

Complex issues have been raised about policing speech and censoring unpopular voices.

Wai Wai Myint was among five people who jumped out of a building while fleeing a police raid in Myanmar.

Afghans in Taliban-controlled provinces describe life under its fundamentalist Islamist rule.

MP John Redwood claims that, on carbon emissions, Germany "puts out twice as much as we do". Is he right?