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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President

Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have called on Malians to rise up against the military-led government and transition to Sharia law in ​a rare French-language statement issued days after carrying out unprecedented attacks ‌acr...

El Niño conditions are likely to develop during the 2026 monsoon season in South Asia, alongside higher-than-normal minimum and maximum temperatures across most of the region, according to a statement by Pakistan’s meteo...

An angry crowd of roughly 400 Indigenous people gathered on Thursday night at the hospital where the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals.

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne ​won a landslide election victory late on Thursday, securing a fourth term after ‌a campaign dominated by the economy and concerns over U.S. visa restrictions.

Taiwan’s government expressed concern on Friday hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed that self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.

More commercial flights have been departing from Iran’s largest airport following its reopening last week.

The accusation against the governor of Sinaloa once again highlights the allegations that have dogged Morena’s electoral campaigns since 2021.

Travelers and lodging operators in Costa Rica are being urged to watch for phishing attempts after Booking.com confirmed that unauthorized third parties accessed some customer reservation information in a cyberattack aff...

Air defence systems were heard operating over Tehran late on Thursday night, according to Iran’s Tasnim and Fars news agencies, with no immediate explanation.

Since Serbia's ruling SNS party came to power, it has tightened its grip on the media. With an election expected soon, experts fear that authorities will try to eliminate the last pockets of independent reporting.

Dutch authorities had to immediately evacuate Kempen Airport on Thursday after a large wildfire broke out nearby the airport vicinity.

French energy giant TotalEnergies on Thursday announced it will extend fuel price caps at its petrol stations in France for as long as the Middle East crisis triggered by the Iran war continues.

A commercial passenger plane will take off from the US to Venezuela on Thursday morning for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela's str...

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar ‘s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensi...

The most serious fuel price shock to hit Pakistan in more than half a century threatens to unleash a flood of cascading crises that could batter all aspects of the economy and undermine the government of Prime Minister S...

A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday (Apr 30).

Brazil’s Congress voted Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup, in a blow to his political rival and current Pres...

The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its neighbour and ally Mali, security sources told AFP on Wednesday.

The United ​Arab Emirates ‌has banned its ​citizens ​from travelling to ⁠Iran, ​Lebanon and ​Iraq, and urged Emiratis ​currently ​in those countries ‌to ⁠leave immediately and return ​home, ​citing ⁠regional developments...