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Taliban erases signs of ex-government from Kabul s...
In the six months since taking back control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have erased all visible signs of the former government fro...
Godsend or 'ghetto': Syrian migrants flock to smal...
On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, grappling with an influx of asylum seekers, the small town of Chlorakas has become the cent...
Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports...
China's vast region of Xinjiang has hit the headlines as a centre of massive alleged human rights abuses, but Beijing is keen it g...
End of war brings relief, and despair, to Afghan w...
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August brought an end to 20 years of fighting -- and relief for many women -- but harsh r...
Colombia's presidential favorite apologizes for dr...
The front-runner in Colombia's May presidential election apologized on Tuesday for a speech he gave the day before while under the...
Canada, US business groups call for end to trucker...
US and Canadian business groups on Tuesday demanded truckers protesting against Covid restrictions end their blockade of a vital t...
EU leaders vow unity as Macron sees path on easing...
European leaders on Tuesday pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent, as France's President Emmanuel Macron sa...
Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' as talks resume
Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme resumed on Tuesday in Vienna after officials signalled an agre...
'Denial and delay': Big Oil rebuked in US Congress
US climate scientists accused four of the world's largest oil companies Tuesday of lying about the harms linked to their industry...
Telenor Myanmar sale challenged over data leak fea...
The proposed sale of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor's Myanmar subsidiary could put sensitive personal data of millions of custom...
Schools ordered shut in India as hijab ban protest...
Authorities in southern India ordered schools to shut on Tuesday as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that ha...
Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank...
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday during what Israel described...
EU joins chips race with 43-bn-euro bid to rival A...
The EU on Tuesday unveiled a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc's dependen...
Macron in Kyiv says no 'escalation' from Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had convinced Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escalate the crisis around Ukraine,...
Marcos Jr: Philippine dictator's son vying to take...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose father and namesake was the notorious Philippine dictator, is on track for the ultimate rehabilitation...
Turbulent priest: India's anti-Muslim firebrand an...
A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into elections in India's...
Macron due in Kyiv after Putin says ready for comp...
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia "concrete security guarantees" in an effort to dis...
EU joins chips race with 42 bn euro bid to rival A...
The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc's d...
Philippines kicks off chaotic election campaign se...
The race to lead the Philippines kicked off Tuesday, with the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite t...
US defends warnings in standoff with Russia over U...
Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the defensive over the credibil...
'It's too quiet': Tensions take toll on Ukraine fr...
As international tensions have risen over their country's fate, Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches of war-ravaged Maryinka have be...
Putin says ready for compromise after talks with M...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for compromise and would look at proposals put forward by French leader Emmanue...
Nord Stream 2 pipeline will 'end' if Russia invade...
US President Joe Biden made a categorical vow Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz to shut down the controver...
At UN, Russia, China call out 'unilateral' sanctio...
Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against what they called "unilateral" s...
US tax agency drops facial recognition plan after...
The US national tax authority announced Monday that it will stop using facial recognition software to verify taxpayers' identities...
US says Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' but urgent ne...
The United States said Monday a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agreement had to be completed urgen...
US, Germany 'in lockstep' on confronting Russia ov...
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two countries are "in lockstep" on...
Queen Elizabeth II set to resume duties as gun sal...
Queen Elizabeth II returned to London to resume public duties on Monday following a health scare as the capital echoed to the soun...
Israel releases Spaniard jailed for funding milita...
A Spanish aid worker who pled guilty to inadvertently funding an outlawed Palestinian militant group walked free Monday after 10 m...
Macron hopes for 'start towards de-escalation' in...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hoped to make a start towards a de-escalation of tensions over Ukraine, as he bega...
Ex-president, former finance minister vie for Cost...
An ex-president and a former finance minister will vie for Costa Rica's presidency after topping a first voting round in one of La...
Uganda sets March trial date for author
A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni a...
Macron to meet Putin in bid to ease Ukraine tensio...
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Moscow on Monday hoping to find common ground with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and NATO, at...
Gun salutes fired to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70-...
London echoed to the sound of cannon shots on Monday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, beginning a year of cele...
Humanitarian crisis feared as cyclone kills 20 in...
Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after killing 20 people, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit isla...
Macron heads to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tens...
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow on Monday hoping to reach a deal with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, at the start o...
Myanmar junta denies detained Australian academic...
Myanmar's junta has denied freeing an Australian academic detained for almost a year after Cambodia's leader on Monday took credit...
Embattled rappers fight to speak out in troubled D...
"I don't sing to avenge my family, but because other innocent people who know nothing about politics continue to die," says impris...
In conservative Russia, liberal teachers are shown...
Biology teacher Olga Shchegoleva had not even finished her first six months at a prestigious school in Saint Petersburg when she c...