British PM’s envoy holds talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
UK says the two sides discussed Afghanistan's deepening humanitarian crisis and 'terrorism', among other subjects.
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‘Dominate the system’: Iraqis wary vote won’t change old guard
An early vote emerged as one of the central demands from the bloody protests in 2019.
South African car industry fears impact as union starts strike
Largest South African metalworkers union calls an indefinite strike after salary talks with employer bodies fail.
UAE aims to land probe on asteroid between Mars and Jupiter
The United Arab Emirates project, which aims to collect data on the origins of the universe, will launch in 2028.
Roaringback: Bitcoin tops $50,000 for the first time in a month
The latest rally brings prices of the world's largest cryptocurrency to their highest levels since early September.
Blinken, Macron meet in Paris amid AUKUS tensions
French and US officials said the duo discussed restoring confidence after tensions over security pact, submarine deal.
As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows
From phone trackers to facial recognition software, a range of spying tools were on sale at a recent London event.
Russian actor, director blast off to make first movie in space
Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko will be in space for 12 days to record scenes of the film, Challenge.
Rearrested Palestinian prisoner begins hunger strike
Mohammad al-Ardah, one of six who broke out of an Israeli jail last month, is protesting punitive prison measures.
Trio win Nobel Prize in physics for climate discoveries
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi share prize for climate models, understanding of physical systems.
The global scale of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
A series of abuse scandals, often involving children, have rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades.
Top US envoy brought up Khashoggi murder in talks with Saudis
National security adviser Sullivan and other US officials met Saudi crown prince in September.
Haiti top diplomat asks UN Security Council for help with gangs
Gang-related violence has displaced more than 19,000 Haitians in recent months, according to the UN.
Indian shop workers – most of them women – win the right to sit
Tamil Nadu second Indian state to enshrine 'right to sit' in law, citing health risks for retail workers - mostly women.
Even as fate of China Evergrande remains unclear, sector suffers
A possible collapse of one of China's biggest borrowers has led to worries about contagion risks to the property sector.
French clergy sexually abused ‘over 200,000 children’ since 1950
Commission investigating historic wrongdoing alleges thousands of Catholic priests involved in 'systemic' abuse.
Son of late Philippines dictator Marcos to run for president
Ferdinand Marcos Jr served as governor, congressman and senator, and lost his bid for vice president in 2016.
Bolivian coca leaf growers storm market after week-long dispute
Bolivian coca farmers seized control of the country's main coca market after clashes with police in the capital, La Paz.
Australia orders Merck COVID pill, as Victoria posts record cases
Officials say drug offers a 'much easier' way to treat people as states eye relaxing lockdowns for fully vaccinated.
‘Hello literally everyone’: Twitter flooded after Facebook outage
Millions turn to Twitter after Facebook and its Instagram, WhatsApp platforms went down for hours on Monday.