According to the city administration, millions of Kabul residents used to throw their waste in nearby landfills or into the Kabul River, which led to an increase in infectious diseases in the absence of a city sewer system and a stable water supply.

According to Syria's state news agency SANA, President Vladimir Putin also received Shaibani and the delegation he led at the Kremlin, but details of the meeting were not disclosed.

The UAE, which is fueling the war, is reportedly providing arms and ammunition to the RSF: according to official figures, it received $2.3 billion in Sudanese gold in exchange for this in 2022. But the real figures are much higher - about 90% of Sudanese gold (about $13.4 billion) is smuggled to the UAE through neighboring countries. This support has prolonged the conflict and brought 26 million Sudanese to the brink of starvation.

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the introduction of new state fees for migrants in Russia from September 2025, and an increase in the amount of previously applicable fees. In particular, from September 1, a fee of 500 rubles will be introduced for registering foreign citizens at their place of residence, as well as a fee of 1,000 rubles for extending the period of temporary stay.

Earlier, 27-year-old Muhsin Mustafa and his 23-year-old cousin Ahmed Sharif posted videos on their social media pages showing an attack on a police station in the Ma'sar district. They said that those who were dissatisfied with the closure of the Rafah border crossing between Palestine and Egypt and the siege of Gaza were being severely tortured and even killed in police stations. The two activists added that they wanted to record these incidents and bring them to the public. Muhsin and Sharif went missing after this incident.

"The UN was supposed to remain a neutral institution. But now it is operating under the influence of Western political dictates. It has lost its effectiveness and independence," he said.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that his country will recognize the state of Palestine at the United Nations in September, a move that comes as the famine in Gaza worsens, increasing pressure on Israel.

The US State Department has increased the reward for information leading to the location or identity of Saad bin Atif al-Awlaki, the current leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, to $10 million.

Several people were injured in remote Russia, and large areas of Japan's east coast were evacuated.

Violence has escalated in the North Darfur and Kordofan regions since mid-July, with more than 450 civilians, including women and children, killed.