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Since seizing power, the military regime has used force against opponents and struggled for diplomatic recognition.

The government's zero COVID drive has left people with few options to celebrate their biggest holiday of the year.

Judge says plea deal for Travis McMichael in hate crimes case would discount wishes of Arbery's family at sentencing.

A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contractions.

Goal is to turn section of San Quentin State Prison into a 'positive, healing environment', California officials say.

During White House meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim, Joe Biden calls Qatar a 'good friend and reliable partner'.

Dip buyers came out of the woodwork on Monday, snatching up tech stocks and lifting the Nasdaq 3.3 percent.

Ecuador's environment ministry says pipeline spill is 'major' event and requests company measure its full impact.

South Africa cuts isolation for symptomatic patients to 7 days and says those with no symptoms not required to isolate.

The Emirati airline flew Ahmed Jaffar Mohammed Ali from Serbia to Bahrain, where he faces torture, rights groups say.

Washington warns of 'horrific' war in Ukraine as Moscow accuses US of drumming up threat of Russian invasion.

Six Black colleges and universities faced bomb threats less than a month after threats were made to eight universities.

Spotify says it will put content advisories before any podcasts that discuss the pandemic after misinformation row.

Military restores constitution suspended after takeover and appoints Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim leader.

The Workers United union said it’s filing 15 unionization petitions with the National Labor Relations Board.

It was not DiCaprio's tweets, but the work of the local Banen communities that saved the precious Ebo Forest.

Security concerns elevated after former US president disparages prosecutors in strong language at a political rally.

Why are Yemen's Houthis launching attacks on the UAE and is this a new front in the war? We answer the key questions.

Allison Fluke-Ekren, a former teacher and Kansas resident, faces up to 20 years in jail on 'terrorism' charges in US.

Sanctions levied 'to promote accountability for the coup and the violence perpetrated by the regime'.

Public school systems often have limited budgets for cybersecurity safeguards and have become targets of more attacks.

Canadian PM slams intimidation, vandalism and 'racist flags' at demonstrations organised by some far-right activists.

Bitcoin dipped to as low as $33,000 in January from a record of almost $69,000 less than three months ago.

Supply bottlenecks, high energy prices, tensions with Russia and a new COVID variant took a bite out of European growth.

Two police officers sentenced to death for murder of ex-military major as six other people sentenced to life in prison.

The virus may now be less deadly as vaccines continue to provide vital protection but new variants can still emerge.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had said that Mali's military gov't was 'out of control' and illegitimate.

Analysts say talks between Taliban and US and European officials imply a 'de facto' recognition of the Taliban gov't.

The UAE is seeking to align itself with international standards and move towards a global minimum tax.

Pro-Kremlin media assure audiences that Russia doesn't want a war, as independent news laments Putin's dangerous games.

Why peace in Bosnia is under threat.

Downing Street publishes a redacted version of an eagerly awaited report on claims of PM's lockdown-breaking parties.

Fashion continues to trade in the white lie that it is inherently a non-racial practice and a business.

Cyprus highest court quashes the conviction of a British woman found guilty of faking a claim of being gang-raped.

The new restaurant run by two women offers Afghan cuisine attracting refugees as well as the local population.

US workers are in their strongest bargaining position in decades, but it won’t last forever.

From the US to Israel, advances in biometric technology fortify systems of oppression.

Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman was arrested over allegations of corruption in a real estate deal involving the purchase of land.

An artist facing terminal cancer learns to carve onto her own coffin, hoping to be buried with her art.

Daily cases are rising fast, reaching close to 29,000 COVID infections on Monday.

The Julietta D, a freighter with 18 crew members on board, collided with an oil and chemicals tanker near Ijmuiden port.

Germany has refused to send weapons to Ukraine and adopted a relatively softer line on Russia.

Continental body says suspension to stay in place until restoration of constitutional order.

Archbishop Chrysostomos II threatens a dozen unvaccinated priests if they continue to defy church rules on COVID-19.

A recent spate of constitutional amendments will give even more power to Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Thirteen Palestinians, including five children, rendered homeless in Israeli state-forced self-demolitions.

Deadly landslides and floods hit a number of cities, overflowing rivers force 500,000 families from their homes.

Alleged rebels killed in two operations in the disputed region but family of a slain teenager claims he was innocent.

UN Security Council to meet for first time over border tensions as top Russian, US diplomats prepare for talks.

Both sides reaffirm commitment to longstanding regional connectivity programmes and a natural gas pipeline project.