Incoming Honduras gov’t to keep Taiwan ties for now: Officials
Comments come a day after Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan to resume ties with China.
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Turkish firms eye boon in deepening bilateral ties with Qatar
Qatar is the second-largest foreign investor in Turkey, with major stakes in banking, shipping, retail, and finance.
Colombia: Ex-soldiers take responsibility for killing 227
Twenty-one former soldiers admit to participating in so-called 'false positive' killings, special tribunal says.
Bulgaria: Centrist PP party seals coalition deal to form gov’t
Bulgaria's parliament expected to vote on a new government after eight months of political deadlock.
Boosters give up to 75 percent protection from mild Omicron: UK
Initial real-world data shows that booster COVID-19 jabs protect people against mild disease from the Omicron variant.
India’s Zee is banking on a Pakistani show for its success
Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam has femme fatales in saris, jhumka earrings as protagonists and will be streamed in 190 nations.
US Treasury rolls out raft of sanctions on int’l Human Rights Day
Chinese AI facial recognition software firm SenseTime was also added to a US blacklist.
Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants
Mexican authorities identify 95 Guatemalans among the dead and injured, alongside other migrants from Central America.
US top court allows challenge to Texas abortion ban to proceed
Ruling lifts a block on lower court proceedings, but allows law that bars abortions after six weeks to remain in effect.
Will Tesla CEO Elon Musk join the Great Resignation?
'Thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer full-time,' Musk wrote to his 66 million followers on Twitter.
Kenyan opposition leader Odinga announces fifth bid for president
Odinga says he is committed to building 'democratic and progressive Kenya' as battle for Kenyatta's successor heats up.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian man during West Bank protest: PA
PA health ministry says the victim succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Beita.
Saudi rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul sues ex-US contractors
US lawsuit accuses three former US contractors of helping hack al-Hathloul's phone, leading to arrest and imprisonment.
Deadly blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul
At least two people killed and four others injured in two separate explosions in Kabul, according to the Taliban.
Is India on the cusp of a flurry of free trade deals?
India has shown little enthusiasm for free trade deals since Modi took office, but that appears to be changing.
Dozens killed, thousands displaced in wave of Darfur violence
Residents flee series of violent incidents that have left at least 138 people dead in Sudan's West Darfur state.
Pakistani Taliban ends ceasefire, future of peace talks uncertain
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group unilaterally announces end to month-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government.
US tightens curbs as Cambodia moves closer into China’s embrace
New sanctions, including an arms embargo, imposed amid concern about China's influence and effects on the wider region.
Gunmen kill 14 gov’t-backed fighters in Burkina Faso ambush
Latest attack comes as Burkina Faso and Niger's armies say they killed dozens of fighters in joint operation.
From teacher to shoe-shiner: Afghan economic crisis spares few
Hadia Ahmadi, a 43-year-old teacher who lost her job after Taliban seized Kabul, polishes shoes to earn her livelihood.