An Egyptian judicial source said 24 Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced to death for the alleged killing of police officers in two separate cases.
Comedian Fazal Mohammad, popularly referred to as "Khasha Zwan", was stationed in southern Kandahar province but was taken away by the Taliban after returning home about two weeks ago.
Days after grabbing power in what his opponents have labelled a "coup", Tunisia President Kais Saied accused hundreds of businessmen of embezzlement as he declared a crackdown on corruption.