Pakistan crosses 25,000 Covid-19 deaths amid stricter vaccine drive

Philippines records new daily high of coronavirus cases

Dozens of migrants seized off Cyprus

Rescue ship with more than 320 refugees allowed to dock in Sicily

No athletes but Afghan flag at Paralympics in ‘sign of solidarity’

PayPal expands cryptocurrency service to Britain

Danish consumer confidence shows signs of improvement for August

Turkish consumer confidence shows slump with August data

German private sector continues to expand, data from Markit shows

Monitor: Four pro-Iranian fighters killed in Israeli strikes on Syria

Second attempt to form government in Bulgaria fails

Ho Chin Minh City imposes stay-at-home order amid Covid death spike

Interpol issues global alert of Covid-19 vaccine scams

Taliban enter Afghan capital, president and diplomats flee

At least six dead after heavy rains hit Japan

South Korea and US announce joint military exercises

Hong Kong’s largest opposition civic organization disbands

Israeli premier criticizes Poland over property restitution law

At least 58 killed in floods in Turkey

Death toll in Lebanon’s fuel explosion rises to 28