More than 600 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
The Taliban government in Afghanistan says hundreds of people are feared dead following a powerful magnitude-six-earthquake.
A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed around five hundred people, according to state-run television, with houses reduced to rubble. Officials say the death toll is unclear as the mountainous areas affected are difficult to reach. We'll bring you the latest.
Israel says it killed the spokesman of the military wing of Hamas in a strike on Gaza City at the weekend. We'll have an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
China and India have said they want to be 'partners not rivals' as more than twenty world leaders gather to discuss trade and cooperation. Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is also at the summit.
(Photo: Earthquake victims being carried to an ambulance, Jalalabad, Afghanistan,1 September 2025; Credit:
Reuters)
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