Muqtada al-Sadr set to win Iraq vote, former PM al-Maliki second
Initial results suggest that the grievances that drove people to the streets in 2019 are unlikely to be addressed.
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Energy crunch: Qatar says LNG production ‘maxed out’
LNG shortages have triggered blackouts in some countries and squeezed household bugets.
Indigenous artists use rap to push for change in Colombia
Embera Indigenous rappers hope music will raise awareness of mass displacement, poor living conditions in the country.
UN chief slams ‘broken’ Taliban promises made to women, girls
Antonio Guterres also urges the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse.
Climate change may already affect 85 percent of humanity
Researchers comb through some 100,000 studies documenting climate change's effects around the planet.
‘Looming disaster’: Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis
Houthi rebels have been accused of delaying a solution to the stricken oil tanker crisis to gain politically.
Ethiopia army launches major attack on Tigray: Rebels
Government and allied forces launch coordinated offensive 'on all fronts', Tigray People's Liberation Front says.
UN can’t rule on climate case brought by Greta Thunberg
Youth climate activists argued before the United Nations that inaction on climate change violates children's rights.
Merck seeks US authorisation for pill to treat COVID
US pharmaceutical giant submits request for FDA approval for molnupiravir pill to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases.
‘Unprecedented’ hunger in Lebanon as fuel crisis hikes food costs
Families skip meals and forgo staples as Lebanon’s paralysing fuel crisis causes food prices to skyrocket.
Can Evergrande’s founder save his real estate empire?
It is unclear who, if anyone, will throw Hui Ka Yan's cash-strapped Evergrande a financial lifeline.
Israeli archaeologists discover ancient winemaking complex
Israel's Antiquities Authority says discovery shows town of Yavne was a wine-making powerhouse during Byzantine period.
Beita residents reach lands for first time since settler takeover
Hundreds of Palestinians reached their land on Jabal Sabih, which was taken over by settlers and then the Israeli army.
Germany’s largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays
Agreement between city of Cologne and local Muslim community shows 'diversity is appreciated,' mayor says.
Kremlin critic Navalny says he is now designated a ‘terrorist’
Designation marks further escalation of pressure against President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic critic.
Austria: New chancellor replaces scandal-hit Kurz
Alexander Schallenberg, 52, succeeds predecessor Sebastian Kurz but opposition warns of 'no change to system'.
Fearing ‘Polexit’, Poles join mass pro-EU rallies
Demonstrations in more than 100 towns and cities across Poland on Sunday as Brussels-Warsaw tensions simmer.
Car bomb kills several in Syria’s Afrin
At least four people killed and several others wounded in car bomb attack in Syrian city of Afrin, according to reports.
As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids across Western Balkans
The EU's waning 'soft power' in the region allows other countries to step in with loans and influence, analysts say.
US, UK citizens in Afghanistan warned of threats to Kabul hotels
Countries tell their citizens to avoid hotels in Kabul, citing 'security threats' in the area.