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The UN rights chief says he has credible reports of Taliban executions

Al Shabaab attacks Somalia’s military base and recovers the central city

Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific progress in global development goals, says ADB

In Canada’s pandemic elections, unvaccinated candidates are knocking on doors

Ethiopia will build a local rival with Facebook and other platforms

Germany says firefighters with Western forces are exploding at Kabul airport

Turkey strengthens border to block any wave of Afghan migrants

The suicide attack in Pakistan kills two children and injures Chinese citizens

Gulf Arabs are concerned about the Taliban’s acquisition, but may seek pragmatic ties

For banking regulators, the tech giants are now too big to fail