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Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada stated that Afghanistan no longer requires Western laws. He expressed strong disapproval of the West, arguing that democracy has come to an end in Afghanistan.

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At least 22 people, mostly women and children, are killed in Israeli bombardment on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

The Red Crescent says dead include eight of its personnel, five from the Palestinian Civil Defence and one UN employee.