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Zelensky visits Ukraine's Kherson after Russian retreat
Zelensky visits Ukraine's Kherson after Russian retreat

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited the newly liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine after Russian forces retreated from the strategic hub near the Black Sea. Its recapture opens a gateway for Ukraine to the entire Kherson region, with access to both the Black Sea in the west and the Sea of Azov in the east.

Somaliland parties snub president after vote storm
Somaliland parties snub president after vote storm

The main opposition parties in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland say they will no longer recognise the territory's president after elections were postponed and his term extended. "The mandate of the current president Bihi has ended today after he had failed to hold an election," the two biggest opposition parties said in a statement issued late Sunday.

Afghan supreme leader orders full enforcement of Islamic law
Afghan supreme leader orders full enforcement of Islamic law

Afghanistan's supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban's chief spokesman said. During their first rule, the Taliban regularly carried out punishments in public -- including floggings and executions at the national stadium. fox/mtp