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On 29 January Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez signed a hydrocarbon reform bill into law after it was given final approval by the national assembly.

Patagonia forest fires have destroyed an area more than twice the size of Buenos Aires, stirring criticism over austerity measures under President Javier Milei that have significantly cut aid resources.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 33 people on suspicion of defrauding two government technology funding schemes of more than HK$150 million (US$19.2 million).

A World Health Organization official said on Friday (Jan 30) that the risk of the spread of the Nipah virus is low, saying that none of the over 190 contacts of the two people infected in India had tested positive or dev...

Pakistan’s security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the country’s southwest, killing 41 insurgents in separate gunbattles, the military said Friday.

Myanmar's military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country's three-phase general election, state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled political process held durin...

Syria’s Kurds have signed a comprehensive deal to integrate their military and civilian institutions with President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government in Damascus, ending weeks of bitter fighting between the two sides.

Heavy rains in northern Morocco have pushed authorities in Ksar El Kebir to raise the flood alert to maximum, with the swollen Loukkos River threatening multiple neighbourhoods.

Clashes between Ethiopian federal government troops and Tigrayan forces have erupted in the country’s northern Tigray, a region still devastated and impoverished from a full-blown war and more recent huge cuts in interna...

The head of Niger's military junta on Thursday accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind an assault on a military base at Niamey's international airport, and thanked soldiers and "Russian partners" for repell...

The attack against two lawmakers and the mass kidnapping of miners are further proof that violence continues unabated in the Mexican state.

Panama's Supreme Court has annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, leaving the future ownership of some Panama Canal operations unclear and possibly upsetting its plans to sell s...

Germany plans to better protect its critical infrastructure with a law passed on Thursday as surging tensions with Russia stoke fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats.

Hungarian business confidence dropped sharply at the start of the year, reversing recent gains in another blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban before the upcoming elections.

Building Poland’s nuclear program from the ground up is progressing with Poland’s first nuclear power plant project: three AP1000 reactors at the Choczewo site in the voivodeship of Pomerania.

Rising violence has emerged as one of voters’ top concerns ahead of Costa Rica’s presidential elections, following a trend seen across Latin America that has vaulted security hardliners into power.

The death toll in the fire near Kolkata on January 26 has reached 21, with 13 more bodies found from gutted buildings. 28 others are still missing, with concerns that the number of casualties is likely to increase. Polic...

Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday morning, taking the number of Maoists gunned down this year to 22. This comes as security operations intensify a...

Tokyo police have arrested the suspected head of one of Japan’s largest tokuryu organised crime groups after a year-long manhunt, but analysts have warned that such gangs are typically resilient and can operate without t...

Conservative candidate Laura Fernández has increased her chances of winning Costa Rica’s presidency in the first round next Sunday, according to a poll released Tuesday night. Fernández, the ruling party’s candidate and...