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Biden clings to Covid caution as US seeks to leave...
President Joe Biden declared victory too early the last time that Covid seemed to be ending in the United States. This time, he ri...
In violence-shattered central Mali, victims recoun...
Some are men of arms, who have taken up a gun out of need or for a cause. Others are just ordinary civilians, struggling to surviv...
New York latest to roll back mask mandates as US e...
New York on Wednesday joined a wave of Democrat-run US states to roll back mask mandates, as health officials increasingly talk ab...
In Canada's sedate capital, some are fed up with n...
Canada's capital is sometimes ribbed as being so quiet it's dull. But not these days, as truckers and others frustrated over Covid...
Israel hits missile targets in Syria: military
Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early Wednesday, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in response to a missile fired f...
'I didn't kill anyone,' Paris attacks suspect clai...
The only suspected assailant still alive after the terror attacks that rocked Paris in November 2015 said Wednesday that "I didn't...
UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo $325 mn war...
The UN's top court on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $325 million over a brutal war two decades...
Researchers brave relentless violence to work in D...
As Tony Ukety peers into a microscope in an effort to wipe out a devastating tropical disease, he is acutely aware that there is a...
Bid to defuse Ukraine tensions intensifies as 'pos...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday ramped up efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine, as Kyiv and Moscow said they sa...
Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 30
The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai, which left Madagascar on Monday morning, has risen to 30, according to an updated count from...
Australian PM condemned for 'shocking' response to...
Two prominent advocates for sexual abuse survivors pilloried Australia's prime minister Wednesday, decrying "weasel words" and a r...
'Happy days'?: French communists hope to come in f...
Armed with its most charismatic leader in decades, France's Communist party aims to return to its glory days in the upcoming presi...
Cautious Macron holds advantage in French election
A relatively flat campaign in which opponents have failed to score points is playing into the hands of French President Emmanuel M...
Somaliland minister hails 'milestone' visit to Tai...
Taiwan's push to grow its presence on the world stage as China poaches its diplomatic allies saw Taipei roll out the red carpet on...
Ukrainians on Russian border 'on alert' for last e...
Wrapped up against the cold in a padded camouflage jacket, a Ukrainian border guard cradles his automatic rifle as he looks out ov...
Sexual abuse victims condemn Australia PM's 'shock...
Two prominent advocates for survivors of sexual abuse pilloried Australia's prime minister Wednesday, decrying "weasel words" and...
New Zealand convoy protesters vow to stay 'as long...
New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament Wednesday, as demonstrators camped inside the...
'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Talib...
One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into a small Kabul apartment block...
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...