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At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province

Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock. Fresh floods have killed at least 66 people in Faryab province in northern Afghanistan, says a provincial official, in the latest deadly string of disasters to hit the country in recent days. Heavy floods in multiple districts of Read More

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’: State TV

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Iranian state media say search operations are under way after incident near Jolfa in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing”, state television reported, saying more details will follow soon as search operations are under way for the helicopter. Iranian state media said Read More