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A year since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are a stronger military force than ever, but threats to their rule do exist.To tighten their grip, the Taliban have poured thousands of...

FIFA and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event. Football's ruling body and the Gulf...

The total global number of unemployed youths should fall to 73 million in 2022, down by two million from the year before, the United Nations said Thursday.However, the figure is still six million...

The opening match for this year's World Cup, between hosts Qatar and Ecuador, will be brought forward by one day to November 20, World Cup sources told AFP on Wednesday.The move, which should be...

The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn't just let diners know how much a dish costs.They can also check its carbon footprint. The carrot and beetroot pakora with yoghurt sauce is...

Tens of thousands of Afghan men, women, and children rushed to Kabul's airport a year ago in a desperate bid to flee the advancing Taliban, who seized power on August 15, 2021.Images of crowds...

Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos, a soldier regarded as one of the country's most effective leaders ever, was interred at the National Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday in a sombre state burial. A...

Israel and Islamic Jihad on Sunday agreed on an Egyptian-brokered truce hoped to end three days of intense conflict that has left at least 43 Palestinians dead, including 15 children.The deal that...

Through a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, the Sultanate of Oman today expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the attacks staged by Israeli occupation forces against the Gaza...

Gaza City - Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Saturday and a Palestinian militant group retaliated with a barrage of rocket fire, in the territory's worst escalation of violence since a war last...

The world is gripped by recession fears, jet fuel prices are sky-high, and aviation is a notoriously fickle industry. But the billionaire dubbed "India's Warren Buffett" is launching an airline on...

US President Joe Biden's government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up new funds, assist in data gathering and allow the deployment of additional...

New York - Oil prices tumbled on demand worries Wednesday while global equities mostly rose as US-China tensions receded somewhat after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan.The drop in oil...

Vienna - Negotiators kicked off a fresh round of talks over Iran's nuclear programme in Vienna on Thursday, seeking to salvage the agreement on Tehran's atomic ambitions.Officials from world powers...

Yangon - A rare white elephant has been born in western Myanmar, state media said on Wednesday, unveiling what many in the Buddhist-majority country believe to be an auspicious creature.Born last...

The OPEC+ group of oil exporters is set to hammer out a new strategy at their meeting Wednesday, with all eyes on how they will react to soaring crude prices. The 13 core members of OPEC, led by Saudi...

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain will leave the port of Odessa at 0530 GMT on Monday, the Turkish defence ministry said."The departure of the cargo ship Razoni flying the flag of Sierra Leone and...

Geneva - Little snow cover and glaciers melting at an alarming rate amid Europe's sweltering heatwaves have put some of the most classic Alpine hiking routes off-limits.Usually, at the height of...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has launched a corruption probe into Nobel peace laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus over accusations of embezzlement at a telecoms firm he chairs, the country's graft...

Manila: Eight children were killed in the Philippines after a disused bridge they were playing on collapsed and plunged them into a river, local officials said Thursday.The accident happened Tuesday...