Khalil Haqqani is the Taliban’s most high profile casualty since the group retook power in 2021.
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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage
Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
He was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in 2017, but the president-elect has said he wants to replace him.
BBC sees crowd surge over rumoured execution of Assad henchman
The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed.
Girl, 11, rescued in Med after three days clinging to tyre tubes
The girl from Sierra Leone said all the 44 migrants on board had died in the storms and high waves.
French actor Adèle Haenel confronts director in sexual assault trial
The actor shouted “shut up!” at Christophe Ruggia before storming out court on the second day of the trial.
Russian ships move from Syria base amid doubts over future
Satellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father
Armed men are seen celebrating in Hafez al-Assad’s burning mausoleum in the family’s hometown.
Women cops forging ties for life with the sex trafficking victims they rescue
A Spanish police unit is making lasting relationships with women it rescues from slavery.
Lawyer cites 300 potential cases against Diddy
US lawyer Tony Buzbee says he still receives daily calls with new allegations about the music mogul.