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A new Taliban decree that demands women cover up from head to toe in public, showing at most their eyes, has left many Afghans angry or fearful.
Public fetes celebrating the son of Uganda's leader are raising concern that he is aiming for the presidency after years of apparently being groomed to succeed his father, President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power since 1986.
The last civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath a sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the front lines.
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers.
The death toll of a powerful explosion at a luxury hotel in Cuba's capital increased to 31 Sunday evening as search crews with dogs hunted through the rubble of the iconic, 19th century building looking for people still missing.
Treasury Department measures target entities and people that it says are critical to Russia’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine
The reigning world champion started third Sunday, but Red Bull quickly got the best of Ferrari for a second consecutive race
More than 1,500 firefighters were on the fire lines east and northeast of Santa Fe on Sunday
The West African country has two million displaced people who have fled the threat of Islamic extremist groups, struggling to find shelter, work or food
As more companies mandate a return to the office, workers must readjust to pre-pandemic rituals like long commutes, juggling childcare and physically interacting with colleagues
The UK, US and Ireland have urged rival parties of the territory to resurrect a power-sharing government
The Israeli military said that soldiers ‘spotted a suspect who attempted to illegally cross the security fence’ and fired at him
The five-star Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana was preparing to reopen after being closed for two years when an apparent gas leak caused a massive explosion on Friday
Fallout from the 2-month-old war in Ukraine is worsening long-term humanitarian crises elsewhere, including in Syria
Now, after a two-year delay, the famous Oberammergau Passion Play is finally opening on May 14 — the 42nd staging since its long-ago debut
The pride and patriotism usually associated with Russia’s most important holiday, marked by a huge parade of soldiers and military hardware through Red Square, is mixing with apprehension and unease over what this year’s Victory Day may bring
Exhibit is reminder that modest attire is no protection
Over the past three decades, birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s
Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy.
Rita, 52, first scaled Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since then
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