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The Taliban closed a key border crossing with Pakistan on Friday, saying no one would be allowed through until Islamabad dropped or relaxed its visa requirements for Afghans.

While MTV Entertainment Studios – which like Paramount+ is owned by parent corporation ViacomCBS – did not release any financial figures, Bloomberg News put the 14-movie deal at $900 million, … Read More

Sri Lankan authorities tightened coronavirus restrictions Friday as reports emerged of Covid patients dying while awaiting admission to overcrowded hospitals.

Plans to raise the price of bread for the first time in 44 years have shocked Egyptians already struggling to get by in a country where state-subsidised loaves have kept … Read More

Sitting on her rooftop in Tunis, political activist Fatma Jgham said she and her comrades backed the Tunisian president’s seizure of governing powers but would maintain pressure on him if … Read More

Lionel Messi’s shock impending departure from his only club Barcelona was the talk of Spanish media Friday as they pored over the dramatic news.

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta said on Friday the club had no choice but to part ways with Lionel Messi, who has been at Camp Nou for all of his … Read More

The UN peacekeeping force patrolling the Lebanon-Israel border warned of a “very dangerous situation” after Hezbollah and the Israeli army traded fire on Friday.

Israel said it was ready for an escalation on the Lebanese border after an exchange of fire with Hezbollah but played down the prospects of all-out war.

Beach volleyball players roasted on the sands of Tokyo Bay and Olympic race walkers broiled in Japan’s supposedly cooler north Friday, while organizers removed two Belarusian officials after sprinter Krystsina … Read More