Paraguay wildfires threaten Indigenous land and protected forests
'High temperatures, strong winds, low humidity' create ideal conditions for wildfires across Paraguay.
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Biden’s social agenda advances as US House passes budget plan
Ambitious proposals to expand childcare, clean energy, other social programmes depend on Democratic unity.
Afghan small business owners in anxious wait over what comes next
Businesses in Kabul struggle to attract customers as thousands seek way out of the country following Taliban takeover.
S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index finished the session above 15,000 for the first time.
UN calls on Poland to help migrants stuck on Belarus border
UN urges Warsaw to take migrants believed to be from Iraq and Afghanistan who have been stranded on border with Belarus.
G7 demands Taliban guarantee Afghans safe passage after August 31
Emergency talks follow Taliban's warnings that the group will not accept any extension to evacuation deadline.
UAE assesses net-zero emissions goal ahead of COP26 talks
With its extreme heat and dry conditions, the United Arab Emirates has found it tough to cut greenhouse gas output.
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco over ‘hostile actions’
Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra accuses Rabat of 'hostile actions' as Algiers breaks ties with its neighbour.
Taliban issues new warning against extending evacuation deadline
Spokesman says group will not agree to August 31 deadline extension, calls on US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans.
South Africa’s unemployment rate is now highest in the world
The unemployment rate, which includes people who have stopped seeking work, rose to 44.4 percent in the second quarter.
United States nears first major steps to control CO2 emissions
As scientists raise alarm on global warming, the US is close to adopting sweeping green energy and emissions measures.
Officers killed in attack on Nigeria’s elite military academy
Gunmen kill two officers and abduct another during a raid on the Nigerian Defence Academy in northwestern Kaduna state.
India approves further trials for homegrown mRNA COVID-19 shot
Gennova's vaccine prompts the human body to make a protein that is part of the virus to trigger an immune response.
Mexico arrests drug cartel leader expelled by US
Eduardo Arellano Felix, known as 'the doctor', faces organised crime and drug charges in Mexico.
The latest on Afghanistan evacuation efforts
The US is set to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on August 31, hindering evacuation efforts of foreign governments.
Is Afghanistan-made methamphetamine about to flood Europe?
The Taliban has vowed to crack down on the drug trade but if the economy fails, a crisis could unfold, experts say.
G7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
UK, France and others calling on US to extend August 31 troop withdrawal deadline as chaos continues in Kabul.
As US exits Afghanistan, China eyes $1 trillion in minerals
Afghanistan, now under control of the Taliban, is sitting on what could be the world's largest lithium reserves.
Chad’s former President Hissene Habre dies of COVID aged 79
Habre, who ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990, was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
‘Betrayal’: British Afghans accuse UK of abandoning Afghanistan
Leading diaspora figures accuse London and its allies of 'catastrophic failure' amid Taliban power grab.