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The pope has a respiratory infection that will require several days of appropriate treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

Call for International Court of Justice to offer legal opinion on climate crisis follows campaign led by island Vanuatu.

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US's post-9/11 'war on terror'.

Over 1,000 tech leaders sign petition calling for pause of 'giant AI experiments' in response to the release of GPT-4.

Preliminary military assessment has identified the left-wing ELN as responsible for the attack in a northern province.

'How is it possible that the Mexican authorities left human beings locked up with no way to escape?' Amnesty Int'l asks.

NATO allies Turkey and Hungary not invited to the summit; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the event.

FIFA has removed Indonesia as host after Bali refused to host Israel for tournament draw; new host to be announced soon.

Saudi cabinet approves decision at a meeting chaired by King Salman in a move that could grant Riyadh dialogue partner.

The decision comes as a bid to widen access to the life-saving drug as the US struggles with a wave of overdose deaths.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discusses his county's eastern-focused foreign policy.

Iran's parliament could pass more legislation making government efforts at talks difficult, says the foreign minister.

Search for precious metal has dramatically transformed Bantakokouta, a Senegalese town near Mali and Guinea.

Climate scientists are warning yet again that we are off target on climate action; COP28 in Dubai must change that.

Four cubs were born to one of the eight Namibian cheetahs that were relocated to India last year.

Accompanied by Queen Consort Camilla, Charles III arrives in Berlin days after planned trip to France was cancelled.

The decision to deploy troops as part of an EU operation designed to support Niger's forces will be voted on in April.

As war rages, health services for women are perilous and they are particularly vulnerable to many layers of abuse.

Shamsuzzaman Shams, a correspondent for Prothom Alo, detained under the controversial Digital Security Act.

Government says move will ease cost and time of legal and financial transactions by Pakistani entities and individuals.

Much trade still flows between the bloc's 27 countries and Russia, partly because some are unwilling to take a hit.

The motion, based on a 1962 UN resolution, aims to 'return' South Africa's entire Free State and four other regions.

This week marked a new era, with Humza Yousaf in charge at Holyrood as Rishi Sunak leads at Westminster.

Palestinian rights group Addameer says Walid Daqqa's health is deteriorating, accusing Israel of neglect.

Climate finance and innovation need to focus on agriculture - now - if the planet is to withstand global warming.

Rusesabagina was released last Friday. President Kagame commuted his sentence after months of negotiation with the US.

Harris is on an African tour, part of a charm offensive by Washington to counterbalance the growing influence of China.

Energy minister says different categories of petrol and diesel to be sold at 8 percent to 26 percent lower prices.

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl diagnosed with autism who tries to find her place in the world.

The meatball was made of sheep cells inserted with a singular mammoth gene called myoglobin.

The Iraqi city's Christian community was driven out by an ISIL occupation and successive waves of violence.

Government tables bill in National Assembly as PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses top court of creating 'political instability'.

At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a detention facility in Mexico near the US border.

Russia's Putin would 'sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China', Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns.

Authorities said banks including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and HSBC, face a compensation request of more than $1bn.

Lawsuits have been brought against France and Switzerland over alleged failings to take action against climate change.

Ugandans on the run from their country due to the persecution of sexual minorities face discrimination in Kenya, too.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrives in Beijing for a meeting with Xi and talks that will also focus on Ukraine.

Russian 'hacktivists' are hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons, analysts say.

Authorities said they released 15 women but have not explained why no men were released.

Delhi-based think tank points out lack of funding and preparation after studying 37 regional and federal action plans.

It has united India's opposition for the first time since Modi came to power. Gandhi must now unite the nation.

Israeli escalation with Palestinians caused tension between Israel and the UAE, but core relations are intact: Analysts.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran produce half of the world’s dates.

The Albiceleste captain, his country's all-time record goalscorer, netted a hat-trick in a 7-0 win against Curacao.

Exiled Tibetan leader addresses US Congress for first time, says Tibet's language, culture and religion facing erasure.

In South Africa, a hairdresser's assistant supports many family members including her elderly mom and drug addict son.

Shares in top Chinese tech firms rise after Alibaba plan fuels hopes of letup in regulatory scrutiny of the sector.

The 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Soviet leader Stalin is considered an act of genocide by Ukrainians.

Pacific island state Vanuatu - one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change - has led the UN initiative.