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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.

Brexit Freedoms Bill will allow Britain to change or scrap outdated EU regulations to cut red tape for its businesses.

He will invest $75bn in renewables infrastructure and analysts expect that clean power to be transformed into hydrogen.

Digital manga subscription service Piccoma was the third-highest earning app in the world in 2021.

The family of murdered Black man condemns 'back-room plea deal' as a 'betrayal'.

Israeli air raids reportedly targeted military outpost, weapons depot used by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.

The lowest-ranked team at this year's African football tournament managed to reach the last-eight of the tournament.

Platform lays out transparent rules on COVID content given backlash stirred by Neil Young over misinformation claims.

UN report says more than 100 former Afghan government and coalition members have been killed since the Taliban takeover.

Annual report from Foreign Correspondents Club says journalists face harassment, a hostile public and legal threats.

Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets for the latest in a months-long string of protests.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane shine as their teams - Egypt and Senegal, respectively - secure passage to the next round.

The military accused townspeople of acting as the 'social base' for the Jalisco drug cartel as it battles rival gangs.

To sustain economic recovery, the upcoming budget will have to balance fiscal prudence with funding the pandemic-struck.

Factory output in the world's third-largest economy lost 1 percent in December from the previous month.

Himalayan kingdom that has recorded just four coronavirus deaths sees surge in infections linked to the Omicron variant.

Iran-backed Houthis say they plan new military operation inside UAE as seven-year-long conflict in Yemen deepens.

China's factory activity slows in January as resurgence of COVID-19 cases and tough lockdowns hit production and demand.

Party secures strong new mandate following higher than expected turnout after people with COVID were allowed to vote.

Indigenous motorcycle clubs lead march as community marks the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Authorities in the Chinese territory are stepping up a crackdown on illicit capital outflows from mainland China.

Test marks first time the nuclear armed country has launched a weapon of that size since 2017.

Generals court country's monks to try and win support in an environment where 'almost everybody hates them'.

Football club says Mason Greenwood, 20, 'will not return to training or play matches until further notice'.

EU depends on Russia for a third of its gas supplies and any interruption would worsen an existing energy crisis.

Destruction of homes in a small village near frontlines in Donbas raises fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Defections and family feuding could be set to hurt the far-right French presidential candidate.