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Afghan women footballers celebrate 'historic moment'

 A FIFA rule change allowing Afghanistan's women footballers to compete in official matches is a "historic moment" and "basic human right", former captain Khalida Popal told AFP on Thursday.Afghanistan will in...

Khalida Popal, founder of the Afghanistan women's national soccer team, poses

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ceasefire

Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan arrive with their belongings at the zero point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on October 19, 2025.

N Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing border

South Korean soldiers patrol near the demilitarized zone, in Goseong. — Reuters

Bangladesh probes cause of massive, costly airport fire

Firefighters inspect the fire-damaged cargo terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. — AFP

Gold prices shift Indian festive demand toward coins

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire'

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Lithium battery fire aboard forces emergency landing

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Would Japan’s first female PM advance women’s rights?

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Storm kills family of five in the Philippines

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Pakistan and Afghanistan hold peace talks in Doha

Afghan workers remove debris from a house, in Kabul. — AFP

Pakistan PM: 'Ball in Afghan's court' for permanent ceasefire

Afghan men remove debris from a damaged house after an explosion during cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul on Thursday. — AFP

Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number

The new total of seven deaths in the current fiscal year is the largest toll since 2006

India's pollution refugees fleeing Delhi's toxic air

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua, Indonesia, USGS says

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, air strike

Afghan fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak. — Reuters

S Korea bans travel to Cambodia after student killing

South Korea's Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jin-a (L) and Park Sung-joo (R), the head of the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, walk as they depart for Cambodia. — AFP
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