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Voters elect 33 women to parliament, up from 24 in the last election.

Jarrar, a left-wing figure and member of the now-defunct PLC, released by Israeli authorities on Sunday.

Sudan's army said it repelled attempted incursion in border area as angry protesters in eastern Sudan shut ports, roads.

Protesters are calling on President Kais Saied to resign after he announced he would rule by decree.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi discusses his country's stance on the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan.

Turkish president says Ankara considering acquiring more of the Russian defence systems in defiance of US objections.

Najib Mikati's new government has been met with cautious hope after 13 months of political deadlock.

As the economic crisis grinds on, Lebanese navigate soaring food costs and fuel and medicine shortages.

This year's edition marked the comeback of the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Cup after 2020's online version.

It is essential Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers keep their promises, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Israeli army killed the five Palestinians during overnight armed confrontations in Jenin and Jerusalem early on Sunday.

The recent volcanic eruption is the first since 1971 on La Palma, which has a population of 85,000.

Tens of millions of Germans to cast ballots in what is seen as the first real contest in many years.

In second statement in two days, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea is ready to consider summit if respect can be guaranteed.

Partial results show majority for ruling coalition, but it is unclear if parties want to continue in power together.

Official says three people were killed after an Amtrak train carrying 147 passengers derailed near town of Joplin.

Kosovo PM accuses Serbia of trying to 'provoke a serious international conflict'.

Sunday's election is turning out to be one of the tightest in recent history.

Four bodies of suspected kidnappers are displayed in different parts of Herat city 'to alert all criminals'.

Russian foreign minister says Mali's turn towards Russian firms is 'on a legitimate basis', insists Moscow not involved.

As hundreds gather to protest results, President Putin says they were 'held openly and in accordance with the law'.

The security pact between the US, UK and Australia did not cause a rift within NATO, but it is not helping, either.

Northern Ethiopia has been racked by more than 10 months of war that has left thousands dead.

Attack targeting a convoy going into the presidential palace is claimed by the armed group al-Shabab.

Germany's vote on Sunday marks the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel's 16 years in office.

Senior party members cited Ennahdha's failure to confront what they called an 'imminent tyrannical danger'.

Democracy group is the latest of many civil society bodies to fold over the past year under government pressure.

The investigations that proved a US military strike killed civilians in Afghanistan. Plus, Canada’s residential schools.

Pakistani PM Imran Khan labels India's government 'fascist', as India accuses its neighbour of nurturing 'terror'.

Desperate people in Rukban camp 'subjected to torture or other ill-treatment' after returning to Homs province.

The reconstruction process comes in three stages: residential units, infrastructure and high-rise buildings.

Nearly 30,000 migrants, many of them from Haiti, had been camping underneath Del Rio International Bridge.

International Energy Agency calls on Moscow to send more gas to head off an energy crisis amid concerns of shortages.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion arrested in Las Vegas following Hall of Fame induction.

Prime Minister Jakobsdottir is seeking a second mandate but the large number of parties could get in her way.

Speaking at UN, the PA leader accuses Israel of 'apartheid' and 'ethnic cleansing', threatens to withdraw recognition.

Island state with 280,000 people among the dozen Pacific island nations facing rising sea levels, more frequent storms.

Russia, China agree to allow Kyaw Moe Tun to keep Myanmar's UN seat as long as he does not speak during meeting.

Decision falls short of the recommendation from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Pope to apologise.

Meng Wanzhou reportedly boarded an unscheduled Air China 777 flight that departed Vancouver on Friday afternoon.

Femi Oke co-hosts with the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.

Since a 2011 uprising, the Gulf country has arrested thousands of protesters and reportedly tortured prisoners.

So-called National Transitional Council 'will act as national assembly of transition' ahead of polls, statement says.

The report puts Georgieva at risk of having her authority undermined weeks before a meeting of global finance chiefs.

Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia agreed to cooperate on COVID-19 vaccines, clean energy and space.

Fresh evacuations ordered as explosions and new openings are reported from La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano.

The US is granting two licences allowing various entities to provide humanitarian assistance to the country.

The Huawei chief financial officer was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018 on charges of violating US sanctions.