Myanmar military kills at least 25 people in raid on central town
Residents tell Myanmar media killings in Sagain region came amid confrontation with armed opponents to the coup.
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Canadian military to provide air support as BC battles wildfires
Authorities in western province of British Columbia are fighting large blazes that broke out after historic heatwave.
Mapuche woman to lead body drafting Chile’s new constitution
Constitutional assembly picks academic Elisa Loncon to lead body drafting new text to replace Pinochet-era constitution.
Jacob Zuma compares South Africa judges with apartheid rulers
Zuma tells supporters outside his homestead he will appeal against a 15-month prison sentence and lashes out at judges.
Pope Francis doing well after planned surgery, Vatican says
It is the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013.
UAE rebuffs plan by OPEC, allies to extend production pact
UAE energy ministry says OPEC Plus proposal to extend pact to cut oil production until end of 2022 is 'unfair'.
Cuba evacuates 180,000 as Elsa continues its approach
Tropical storm warning is in effect for parts of Cuba and Jamaica, as well as areas in the US state of Florida.
Biden urges July Fourth celebration but COVID concerns remain
US health officials warn against disparities in vaccinations, as 1,000 US counties have rates below 30 percent.
TPLF lays out conditions for truce talks with Ethiopian gov’t
The Tigray People's Liberation Front demands a full withdrawal of Eritrean troops and Ethiopia's Amhara state fighters.
In Argentina, COVID jabs propel search for ‘stolen grandchildren’
Advocates use vaccination campaign as way to keep search for grandchildren 'stolen' during 1976-1983 dictatorship alive.
In Pictures: Cyprus’s worst forest fire in decades
President Nicos Anastasiades says four deaths are 'a tragedy' as fire destroys property and forest lands.
Chile to begin ‘beautiful challenge’ of drafting new constitution
New constitutional assembly in deeply polarised nation must learn to work together and build trust, experts say.
Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer after anti-Abbas protest
Independent Commission for Human Rights says Farid al-Atrash was arrested at an Israeli checkpoint east of Jerusalem.
Lebanon medicine importers warn imported drugs running out
Lebanese grappling with a raft of shortages, from petrol to medication, as caretaker gov't discusses lifting subsidies.
Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee
Taliban captures districts in Badakhshan and Kandahar provinces as Afghan troops flee into neighbouring Tajikistan.
Philippine scientists warn of another eruption at Taal Volcano
Highest levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide emission recorded at the volcano which indicates possible eruption.
Four killed in Cyprus as ‘most destructive’ forest fire rages
Hundreds of firefighters and several firefighting planes deployed as fire rages for a second day in Troodos mountains.
Israel carries out another air raid on besieged Gaza Strip
Israeli army struck Hamas positions after it said incendiary balloons were launched from the besieged enclave.
Nigerian families struggle to survive as food prices soar
World Bank estimates Nigeria's soaring inflation and food prices pushed seven million more people into poverty in 2021.
Tokyo goes to the polls as COVID-shadowed Olympics loom
Sunday's vote is important as a bellwether for a lower house election that needs to be held by October.