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This weekend marks 20 years since the deadliest terror attack in history

From next May, digital avatars of the foursome will be performing concerts in east London

Last week, the Chinese Communist Party published a diatribe against ‘popular celebrities’ who bring ‘chaos to the internet’

Marking 20th anniversary of deadliest terror atrocity on US soil

US attorney had ‘unthinkable’ job of distributing compensation fund to victims and families

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

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The ‘massive’ €800m museum complex is designed to house Berlin’s vast holdings of non-European art

SB8 authorises private citizens to sue anyone who performs, ‘aids or abets’ an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

Home secretary warned threat could have ‘negative impact on our co-operation’

At least 10 people dead following blaze at temporary medical facility

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Minister leading Covid response questions wisdom of move in current ‘Delta environment’

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Getaway hailed by Palestinian factions but described as ‘a grave incident’ by Israeli PM Naftali Bennett

Italian capital has been declared the ‘sinkhole capital of Europe’

Priti Patel may withhold £54m payment promised to Paris to curb illegal crossings

And other stories from the stranger side of life

The region accounted for a quarter of all coronavirus deaths until recently

Militant group claims victory but local opposition forces have vowed to fight on

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Invasion by Western forces followed many years of internal conflict

Scheme for those fleeing Taliban rule will emulate programmes in Italy, France and Germany

Are German voters turning away from Angela Merkel and the centre-right? What’s really causing an NHS test tube shortage? And why is China banning game…

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Last week it claimed responsibility for the ‘dramatic assault’ on Kabul airport – an attack that killed up to 170 people

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Urban populations in coastal areas face most severe impacts from rising temperatures

Bush vowed the US would rebuild the war-torn country. But 20 years and $2trn later, the ‘nation-building folly’ has ended in ‘catastrophe’

UK government forced to ‘overhaul system’ as resettlement plans begin to draw criticism

Disruption caused by Vietnamese Covid restrictions is causing concern for the global supply

President seeks to cast evacuation as ‘extraordinary success’ as blame mounts over chaotic airlift

Afghanistan named the least peaceful, while Iceland continues to hold top spot as safest country

Joe Biden describes withdrawal as an end to efforts to ‘remake other countries’