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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel as it presses its devastating Gaza war and pursues a "creeping" West Bank occupation. The ...

As Moscow threatens to launch nuclear warheads against NATO states helping Ukraine fend off the Russian invaders, the world is edging closer to actual use of these bombs.

The world's oil market is experiencing a period of imbalance as growing supply outstrips demand despite stronger deliveries to China, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. In its ...

ACROSS the world, there is a resurgence of far-right politics in the wake of economic uncertainties and geopolitical conflicts. From Argentina and El Salvador to Germany, France and the United States, ...

Mobile networks and internet services returned to seveal provinces across Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after services were cut by Taliban ...