New activity detected at North Korea’s nuclear testing facility
US think tank says satellite images suggest work is underway on a second tunnel at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility.
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War-fuelled food crisis to add to ‘staggering’ number displaced
UN refugee chief says more than 100 million people around the world are displaced as a result of war and other crises.
ISIL leader detained in Syria: US-led coalition
Unnamed leader picked up in a morning raid said to be an 'experienced bomb maker and facilitator'.
Russia-Ukraine live news: War at ‘pivotal moment’, Pentagon says
Lloyd Austin says 'the stakes are too high' for the West to lose focus now as US pledges $1 bn in military aid for Kyiv.
Dr Fauci, renowned pandemic adviser, tests positive for COVID
Dr Fauci became a household name for his reassuring and professional presence early in the pandemic.
US targets inflation with biggest rate hike since 1994
The move raises the short-term federal funds rate, meaning most forms of borrowing will become sharply more expensive.
As US grapples with January 6, Canada ‘shouldn’t be complacent’
US Capitol riot hearings should push Canadians to fight far-right disinformation in their own country, experts say.
Germany to redeploy troops to Bosnia over ‘stability’ concerns
'We together with our European and NATO partners will not allow a security vacuum in our immediate neighbourhood.'
Brazil police find remains, suspects confess in search for men
Disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips and guide Bruno Pereira in Brazil's Amazon rainforest had raised global alarm.
DACA 10 years on: ‘Dreamers’ futures still uncertain
Dozens rally in Washington, DC in support of a US programme that protects undocumented migrants from deportation.
Report: Nearly 400 crashes by ‘self-driving’ cars in the US
Data collected by a US regulatory agency will allow for greater transparency on safety of semiautonomous vehicles
Somali president nominates Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister
Barre was voted in as a parliamentarian in Kismayo, the commercial capital of Jubbaland, in December.
‘Fight for freedom’: US sends $1bn in new aid to Ukraine
Assistance package includes coastal defence weapons and advanced rocket systems for Donbas fight, US president says.
Photos: Floods batter, close Yellowstone National Park in US
Flooding caused road and bridge damage in Yellowstone National Park forcing park to close for first time in 34 years.
Buffalo gunman faces US hate crime charges over racist attack
Prosecutors say shooter's motive was to 'prevent Black people from replacing white people' and inspire similar attacks.
China’s Xi reaffirms support for Russia’s security concerns
According to Moscow Xi Jinping 'noted the legitimacy of the actions' taken by Russia to protect its national interests.
Nigerian troops find another kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl
More than 100 schoolgirls are still missing since their April 2014 abduction in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram.
Nigeria: Inflation reaches 11-month high of 17 percent
The continuing war in Ukraine is partly responsible for upward price pressures in Nigeria.
Turkey wants ‘concrete steps’ from Sweden, Finland over NATO bids
Turkish president says no progress can be achieved in the process without seeing 'concrete steps' by both countries.
France says it has captured Islamic State bigwig in Mali
Oumeya Ould Albakaye, ISGS's chief of two provinces in Mali and Burkina Faso was captured this week.