Donors back $280m fund transfer to help avert Afghan famine
World Bank-administered fund will give $180m to World Food Program for food aid and $100m to UNICEF for health services.
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New Caledonia set for final vote on independence from France
Tensions high after key independence parties boycott the vote because of COVID and warn they'll challenge the result.
Parents of Parkland victim urge Biden to act on gun control
Patricia and Manuel Oliver say they will hold a daily protest outside the White House until they meet the US president.
US stocks surge as inflation data meets expectations
All three major United States stock indexes advanced, with tech shares doing the heavy lifting.
Biden halts US funding for new fossil fuel projects overseas
The policy bans federal funding of overseas coal projects that do not capture or partially capture carbon emissions.
NATO chief rejects Russian demand to deny Ukraine entry
Jens Stoltenberg rejected Russia's call for the West to withdraw its invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance.
Several killed in explosion at south Lebanon Palestinian camp
Ambulances rush to the scene in Burj al-Shemali camp in port city of Tyre as authorities investigate source of blast.
Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of growing disinformation threat
Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov tell Al Jazeera that media outlets must collaborate to counter dangerous lies.
Western states ask Tunisia to return to ‘democratic institutions’
Diplomatic mission heads of the G7 nations plus the EU call for swift return to functioning democratic institutions.
Prosecution rests case in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial
Fourth accuser told US court Friday that Maxwell set her up for sexual encounter with Jeffrey Epstein when she was 16.
US launches criminal probe into short selling by hedge funds
The US Department of Justice is digging into how hedge funds tap into research and set up their bets.
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.
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.