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About 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations has said, calling for an immediate...

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing hundreds of people, injuring thousands and leaving rescue teams racing to find survivors beneath collapsed buildings. The earthquake struck on...

The United States Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against four alleged members of Mexico's powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), accusing them of negotiating to obtain weapons and ammunition...

South Korean stocks surged for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, driven by strong buying of major semiconductor companies, while the Korean won strengthened slightly against the US dollar. The...

Taiwan’s top economic representative in Japan has boycotted this year’s memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki, accusing city officials of disrespecting Taiwan and...

Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and seven others wounded on Monday after Houthi forces shelled government positions in Shabwa governorate, according to local media reports. The attack targeted military installations...

The bodies of five climbers who went missing nine months ago on Nepal’s Yalung Ri peak have been recovered after seasonal snow melted in the area, an expedition agency said...

Iraq’s Interior Ministry says it has established an information database to register approximately 6 million weapons across the country as the government intensifies efforts to bring firearms under state control....

Iran has confirmed that Pakistan has invited its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf for official talks as Tehran and Islamabad seek to strengthen bilateral relations...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for a more conducive environment to strengthen relations with India, as Dhaka continues to push New Delhi over the extradition of former Prime...