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An Afghan toddler who was bundled onto an evacuation flight from Kabul in 2021 after her parents died in a bomb blast has been reunited with relatives at a Qatar orphanage. The little girl, now believed to be about 21 months old and given the name Maryam by the orphanage, was the youngest of about 200 Afghan children to be airlifted out of the country alone.
As the UK mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we delve into the finances of the British monarchy and what could change. With assets from castles and sporting grounds to jewels and art, the Royal Family is estimated to have more than €20 billion in personal wealth. Does the monarchy costs more to British taxpayers than it brings in? Kate Moody discusses this and more with Dr Laura Clancy, a lecturer at Lancaster University and author of "Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages Its Image and Our Money".
Heavy black smoke billows after a generator caught fire in southern Beirut suburb, as firefighters try to douse the flames. Lebanon has been grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis since 2019 and suffering from severe power shortages, forcing residents to rely on expensive private generators to keep the lights on.
Moroccan firefighters battle to put out at least four fires ripping through forests in the north of the kingdom. The blazes, fanned by strong winds, have not resulted in any casualties so far, but officials say nearly 500 families were evacuated "as a precaution" in the provinces of Larache and Taza.
Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland.
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