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The United Nations has called for an immediate end to the deadly conflict in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

On Saturday, August 27, 2022, a violent clash broke out between two political factions in Tripoli. At least 23 people were killed and dozens more were injured in the clashes, according to the Libyan health ministry.

Young comedian Mustafa Baraka was also among those killed, an official said.

Libya has been in chaos since the NATO-backed uprising in 2011.

The rebellion ousted the long-time ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, from power. From then until 2019, the unrest in Libya continued.

Although the last two years have been peaceful as compared to earlier, but the incident of Saturday, August 27, 2022 has once again created an atmosphere of violence and anarchy in Libya.

There have been explosions in several areas of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Emergency services have said several hospitals have been affected. People have also been evacuated from the areas around the battle.

The Libyan mission of the United Nations said the fighting resulted in "indiscriminate and heavy shelling in residential areas", following which an immediate ceasefire has been called.

The clashes began on Saturday, August 27, 2022, when the armed forces of Libya's pro-UN government tried to stop a convoy of militia loyal to their rival Fati Bashagha.

The government has declared a national emergency due to the floods in Pakistan.

On Friday, August 26, 2022, the National Disaster Management Authority reported that floods have killed more than 900 people since June 2022. If we talk about the last 24 hours, 34 people have lost their lives.

Tents are erected in the old city of Sukkur in Pakistan's southern Sindh province as people need a place to stay. In these tents people are sitting on the beds they brought with them. People's valuables have been washed away in the water.

The streets in the city are full of water everywhere. Plastic waste has come out from the sewage pipe.

In Sindh province alone, floods have killed more than 300 people.

Pakistan's prime minister appeals for help

On Friday, August 26, 2022, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that 33 million people have been affected by the floods. This is about 15 percent of the population of Pakistan.

Pakistan has appealed for international assistance to deal with the floods, as well as they have held a meeting with ambassadors of several countries present in Islamabad for help.

Earlier, Climate Minister Sherry Rehman had said that Pakistan is going through its eighth monsoon cycle, whereas Pakistan usually receives only three to four cycles of rain.

Since the start of the summer season, several monsoon cycles have devastated Pakistan. More than four lakh houses in Pakistan have been destroyed by the floods.

The UN's disaster relief agency OCHA said on Thursday, August 25, 2022 that at least one lakh 84,000 people have been displaced in relief camps.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a scheme to provide financial benefits to people leaving Ukraine.

According to this plan, those who were forced to leave Ukraine after February 18, 2022, will be given a pension of 10 thousand rubles, or $170 per month.

Disabled people have also been made part of this pension. Apart from this, one-time assistance will be given to pregnant women.

According to the plan, its benefits will be given to the people of Ukraine, Donetsk and Lohansk. Donetsk and Lohansk were recognized by Russia as independent states in February 2022.

Ukraine and Western countries have condemned this move of Russia, calling it illegal.

On February 18, 2022, President Putin ordered 10,000 rubles to be given to people coming to Russia from Donetsk and Lohansk.

The United Nations Convention on Nuclear Disarmament has not reached any agreement. Russia has blocked the adoption of the Joint Declaration, questioning the draft document of the convention.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is reviewed every five years. Its purpose is to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. 191 countries have signed this treaty.

Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it prohibits participating countries from reducing their nuclear stockpile and purchasing other nuclear weapons.

Russia has objected to the draft document, citing serious concerns over military activities around Ukraine's nuclear plant, especially Zaporizhia.

A review meeting was also held in the year 2015. The participants also could not reach an agreement.

The United Nations Conference on Nuclear Disarmament was to be held in the year 2020 after 2015, but due to Corona, it was done in 2022.

A four-week conference in New York failed to reach a consensus. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed grief over the lack of agreement.

Russia occupied Ukraine's Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant just days after the war began. Only after the consent of all the countries involved in the convention is the draft document finalized and given the form of the document.

The convention required the approval of all countries. Several countries, including the Netherlands and China, expressed disappointment that no consensus had been reached.

Saudi Arabia has once again extended its hand to help Pakistan, which is facing economic crisis. Saudi Arabia will invest one billion dollars in Pakistan.

This information has been given by tweeting on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.

According to a release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, "King Salman of Saudi Arabia has given instructions for investment of one billion dollars in Pakistan. He has directed to provide this help to the economic condition of Pakistan and for the people there.''

According to the release, this information was given by the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia during a phone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan talks over the phone with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

During this conversation, he informed the Foreign Minister of Pakistan about the instructions of King Salman. At the same time, the two leaders also discussed on promoting bilateral relations. Regional and international issues of common benefit were also discussed between the two leaders.

Saudi Arabia has already helped

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have strong relations since the inception of Pakistan. Since the 1970s, these relations have strengthened even further.

Whenever Pakistan's economy is in trouble, Saudi Arabia comes forward to help it.

After the fall of Imran Khan's government in Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif, who became the Prime Minister, did his first foreign tour to Saudi Arabia. During this visit, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had managed to get a relief package of $ 8 billion from Saudi.

Saudi Arabia had deposited three billion dollars in the State Bank of Pakistan in December 2021 under the last loan agreement.

Apart from this, in the year 2021, when Pakistan was in a difficult economic crisis, its rupee was falling against the dollar and foreign exchange reserves were running out, even then Saudi Arabia had stepped forward and helped it.

In October 2021, Saudi Arabia gave financial assistance of $ 4.2 billion to Pakistan. This help was announced during the visit of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan to Saudi. This help was in the form of cheap loans and borrowed oil.

The Taliban has said it has yet to find the body of the former al-Qaeda chief, al-Zawahiri. However, their investigation is on.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, August 25, 2022 that the Taliban has yet to find the body of al-Zawahiri.

"Investigation in this matter is going on and still not completed," he told reporters. Whatever information is available about this will be revealed only after the investigation is completed.

"Everything was destroyed where the attack took place, no bodies were found," a Taliban official spokesman said.

American claimed

On July 31, 2022, the US claimed to have killed al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The US Central Intelligence Agency had conducted an anti-terrorist operation. The death of Zawahiri was confirmed by US President Joe Biden himself.

Biden said, "Zawahiri's hands were painted with the murder of American citizens, now the people have got justice and this terrorist leader is no longer alive."

Officials say Zawahiri was in the balcony of a safe house when two missiles were fired from the drone.

Taliban officials said after the US claim that the drone attack had happened, but the house was empty at the time of the attack. Taliban officials said the drone attack took place on an empty house.

A Taliban leader told Reuters news agency they did not confirm the US claim of Zawahiri's presence at the time of the attack.

So far more than 900 people have died in Pakistan due to the havoc of floods and rains. At the same time, more than 30 lakh people have been affected in some way or the other.

According to the news of BBC Urdu, 116 districts of Pakistan are badly affected by floods and rains.

According to the NDMA report, the districts of Balochistan province have been affected the most.

The situation is very serious in all the 33 districts here.

At the same time 34 districts of Khyber and 23 districts of Sindh are also facing the brunt of floods and rains.

In terms of population, Sindh province of Pakistan has been the most affected. Here the lives of 22 lakh 63 thousand people have been affected due to floods and rains.

Although these are central figures, the state government says that the number of people affected by floods and rains in Sindh province is much higher.

According to the NDMA report, more than seven lakh eight thousand animals have been washed away due to floods and rains. Apart from this, the road has also been washed away at many places.

Ukraine says 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in a Russian rocket attack on one of its railway stations.

The attack came on a day exactly six months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine said the attack took place in the eastern city of Chaplin, where five people were burned to death in a vehicle. Among them was an 11-year-old child.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave information about the attack in the middle of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. He said that about 50 people were injured in the attack.

Russia has not yet responded.

However, Russia has been saying that it does not attack any place where there are civilians.

Zelensky said he learned of the Chaplin attack while he was preparing to speak at a Security Council meeting. "This is how Russia prepares for a meeting of the UN Security Council," he said.

He said four bogies were on fire and the casualties could rise.

Earlier in April 2022, there was an attack on a railway station in which more than 50 people were killed.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suddenly arrived in Kiev. There he met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine is celebrating its 31st year of independence from the Soviet Union.

Upon reaching Ukraine, Johnson said, "Whatever is happening in Ukraine matters to us. So today I have come to Kiev.''

He said, "This is why Britain will stand by its friend Ukraine. I am sure that Ukraine can and will win this war."

Boris Johnson has reached Ukraine's capital Kiev for the third time after the war with Russia.

Johnson has appeared in public several days after resigning as prime minister on July 7, 2022.

President Zelensky awarded the Order of Liberty to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in recognition of Britain's staunch support for Ukraine's independence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of possible Russian attacks.

Zelensky's warning comes at a time when Ukraine is celebrating its Independence Day on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. In a late night message, Zelensky said Ukraine was celebrating its independence at a time when it was also facing a greater threat.

Zelensky made a special appeal to the people living in cities like Kiev, Kharkiv to follow the safety rules. Especially the curfew and air strike sirens.

The President of Ukraine said, "Today is a very special day for all of us. But unfortunately for this reason this day is also important for our enemies. We must beware of Russian provocations and possible attacks.''

He also made it clear that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Intelligence Department and Special Service personnel will do everything they can to protect the people.

Zelensky said that any attack by Russia would be retaliated. It has also been six months since Russia's attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. The UK Defense Ministry has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to increase Russia's influence in Ukraine since 2014.

Britain's Defense Ministry said, "The attack took place six months ago. But its goal of carrying out a coup and controlling most of Ukraine has been thwarted.''

Britain's Defense Ministry has also claimed that Russia is also facing a lack of resources on many fronts. At the same time, his diplomatic power has also ended. He says that the battle for Russia in six months has been heavy for him.