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Colombia demands removal from 'hunger hotspots' li...
Colombia took umbrage Monday at being included in a report by UN agencies on 20 "hunger hotspots," demanding to be removed from th...
Nasdaq ends bruising January on a positive note
Wall Street stocks finished a bruising month on a positive note Monday, rallying ahead of a heavy week of economic news and corpor...
Russia, US clash at UN over Ukraine crisis as olig...
Russia and the United States clashed over Ukraine at the UN Security Council Monday, as London and Washington threatened to slap s...
One year after Myanmar coup, sanctions and new cha...
The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charge...
International envoys praise 'openness' of Burkina...
Burkina Faso's military junta said Monday it had restored the constitution a week after seizing power in the poor Sahel country, a...
Sanctions and new charges, one year after Myanmar...
The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charge...
Oil higher, stocks wobble
Stocks struggled Monday as a pre-weekend rally on Wall Street fizzled while oil prices pushed higher ahead of a meeting of OPEC an...
UK PM sorry for 'partygate' but vows to plough on
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judg...
Climate change, population threaten 'staggering' U...
Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research M...
US, Britain, Canada hit top Myanmar justice offici...
The United States, Britain and Canada hit top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions on Monday on the one-year anniversary of a...
US hits top Myanmar justice officials with sanctio...
The United States hit three top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions Monday on the one-year anniversary of a military coup tha...
Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms.
Burkina junta says constitution restored after AU...
Burkina Faso's military junta said Monday it had restored the constitution a week after taking power and appointed the coup's lead...
UK 'partygate' report slams 'failures of leadershi...
A long-awaited report into claims of lockdown-breaking parties at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offices was published in...
Stocks wobble, oil higher in major trading week
Stocks diverged Monday as a pre-weekend rally on Wall Street fizzled with traders looking ahead to a charged week of central bank...
Africa Union suspends Burkina after coup as envoys...
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso a week after the volatile country suffered its latest coup, as diplomats from W...
French left 'people's primary' fails to end feudin...
France's leftist presidential hopefuls traded barbs on Monday after a prominent former minister won a grass roots "people's primar...
Africa Union suspends Burkina after coup as envoys...
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso a week after the volatile country suffered its latest coup, as envoys from West...
Portugal PM prepares to govern after surprise win
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa prepared Monday to govern solo after his Socialist party scored a surprise landslide win,...
Qatar emir meets Biden in shadow of Ukraine tensio...
US President Joe Biden will build on attempts to ensure energy back-up for European allies when he hosts Qatar's emir Monday in a...
'Mind the (funding) gap!' London's 'Tube' seeks po...
The pandemic, which left London's transport system deserted for months on end, has decimated revenues and sparked an ongoing feud...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to face new trial for electoral...
Myanmar's junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday, a yea...
Russians split from family in Ukraine strive to ma...
Before conflict broke out, visiting her brother and sister was easy for Alla Lavrova, who could drive from her home in Russia and...
Ukrainians hone survival skills as Russia tensions...
In a forest on the outskirts of Kyiv, a group of Ukrainian civilians build shelters from snow and tree branches as part of a crash...
UAE intercepts Yemen rebel missile in third week o...
The United Arab Emirates said Monday it shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels, in the third such incident th...
Security Council to meet on Ukraine as US warns of...
The UN Security Council meets Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, with Washington vowing to hold Moscow to account as it works w...
Hong Kong cabinet minister steps down over tapas p...
A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just da...
Eyeing new term, Macron walks tightrope on vaccina...
Emmanuel Macron's uncompromising stance against the unvaccinated has drawn praise from supporters, but his combative Covid strateg...
North Korea confirms most powerful missile test si...
North Korea confirmed Monday it had fired its most powerful missile since 2017, capping a month-long blitz of launches that has ra...
Syrian Kurdish forces end mop-up operations in IS-...
US-backed Kurdish forces on Sunday said they had defeated all Islamic State group fighters left inside the Syrian jail that the ji...
North Korea says Sunday test was Hwasong-12 missil...
North Korea confirmed it had fired a Hwasong-12 "mid-range ballistic missile", state media reported Monday, the first time it has...
Anger, reflection as N.Ireland marks 50 years sinc...
Relatives of 13 civil rights protesters shot dead in Northern Ireland by British soldiers 50 years ago demanded justice on Sunday,...
Russia says wants 'respectful' ties with US
Russia said Sunday it wants "mutually respectful" relations with the United States and denied posing a threat to Ukraine, as the U...
Turmoil ahead for Italy after bruising presidentia...
The re-election of President Sergio Mattarella in Italy has temporarily averted a political disaster and may ease the passing of k...
Socialist reign at stake in Portugal election
Portugal voted Sunday in a close-fought election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented politi...
Socialist reign at stake in Portugal election, far...
Portugal votes Sunday in a tight election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented political lan...
North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since...
North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch...
China pursues gold in global image by hosting Olym...
China warns almost daily against "politicising" this week's Beijing Olympics, but for its rulers, hosting the Games has always bee...
'No justice': N.Ireland marks 'Bloody Sunday' amid...
The Northern Irish city of Londonderry commemorates one of the darkest days in modern UK history on Sunday when, 50 years ago, Bri...