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UN officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a new report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts...

By Ebi Kesiena India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures. By this November, the planet will be home to 8bn. But...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Pentagon on Tuesday said it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, Maher al-Agal in a drone strike. US Central Command in a statement said al-Agal was killed Tuesday...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Ugandan police on Monday arrested at least a dozen protesters who had marched against the rising cost of living in Jinja, in south-eastern Uganda. "Eight of the leaders were arrested and will...

The first pictures from NASA's James Webb Telescope have been made public. They are the deepest images of the Universe ever made. Full-color images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope were released on Tuesday, providing a...

By John Ikani  The exchange rate between the Euro, the official currency of 19 European Union member countries, and the US dollar became equal on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years. The dip which...