Around 80 people have been killed in a bus crash that caught fire in Afghanistan’s Herat province.
While the confrontation was inevitable, the union's power has been weakened, analysts say.
Mining, Belt and Road participation feature in trilateral meetings between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul.
Iran's FM sceptical about resuming talks with the US, says Iran cannot break ties with UN nuclear watchdog.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says discussing Ukraine security issues without Russia is a 'road to nowhere'.
Schools shut and villages swept away as Pakistan reels from monsoon devastation.
It is not yet known if the man targeted might be ISIL's supreme leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.
Rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh, known as Kneecap's Mo Chara, appeared in London court over displaying a Hezbollah flag.
China and India have agreed to resume trade ties and move towards resolving their longstanding border dispute.
Rescue workers in Gaza saved 23-year-old Saja Hamad from beneath the rubble of an Israeli strike in Nuseirat.