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Last week's inferno on the island of Maui is already the deadliest US wildfire in a century.

On Monday, he was indicted on 13 counts in the southern state of Georgia in connection with his alleged efforts to interfere with the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

Flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- the Taliban's formal name for the country -- fluttered at security checkpoints across the capital Kabul, which fell on August 15, 2021, after the US-backed government collapsed and its leaders fled into exile.

The meeting of national security advisers and other officials in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah underscores Riyadh's "readiness to exert its good offices to contribute to reaching a solution that will result in permanent peace," the official Saudi Press Agency said Friday.

The former international cricket star has faced a slew of court cases on charges he says are politically motivated since being ousted in a vote of no confidence last year and was not present when he was sentenced Saturday.

Overall, Russia says it is forgiving more than $20 billion worth of debt owed by African countries, including Ethiopia ($5.7 billion), Libya ($4.5 billion), Angola ($3.5 billion), and Somalia ($684 million).

The one-ton United States-made bomb was to be defused overnight after it was discovered during work in the area near the city zoo, the fire brigade said. 

The two-day summit in Putin's native Saint Petersburg is being scrutinised as a test of his support in Africa, where he retains support despite international isolation sparked by his military intervention in Ukraine last year.

While not directly critical of Russia, their interventions on day two of the Russia-Africa Summit served as pointed reminders to Putin of the depth of African concern at the consequences of the war, especially for food prices.

The US Treasury’s Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson, who met and held talks with Kenya’s President William Ruto on Friday, warned its allies to be wary of the two countries' economic reputation.