The Taliban on Friday welcomed a UN Security Council resolution formally extending the world body’s presence in Afghanistan, although the...

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that again...

By Ebi Kesiena The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for the signing of the two...

Around 70 migrants are presumed dead after going missing off the Libyan coast since late February, the International Organization for...

By Ebi Kesiena Ukraine’s Defence minister on Thursday called on EU lawmakers to recognise Russian President as a “war criminal”...

Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor blocked access to at least a dozen media websites on Wednesday, in a crackdown online that...

Denmark has unveiled plans to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and...

A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for...

Britain’s unemployment rate has fallen below its pre-pandemic level, data showed Tuesday, but wages are eroding at the fastest pace...

By Ebi Kesiena The Russian invasion of Ukraine must not make the world forget Afghanistan, the UN refugee chief said...