A third wave of COVID-19 continues to take its toll on Pakistan with 135 deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day fatalities since June 2020. Most deaths have been reported from the northeastern Punjab and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinces, where...

Recent intercommunal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur State have forced 1,860 refugees to cross into neighboring Chad in the past week, according to a statement. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said the refugees -- mostly women, children, and the elderly -- have fled homes in villages...

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday it fears that the military clampdown on protests in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup risks escalating into a civil conflict like that seen in Syria and appealed for a halt to the “slaughter”. U.N. High...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said that a soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in artillery fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels Sunday, as hostilities rise sharply in the country’s east. As of the reported attack, Ukraine says 27 soldiers have been...