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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase ...

As Moscow threatens to launch nuclear warheads against NATO states helping Ukraine fend off the Russian invaders, the world is edging closer to actual use of these bombs.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel as it presses its devastating Gaza war and pursues a "creeping" West Bank occupation. The ...

The 2026 World Cup will be the first played across three countries -- but unlike the United States and Mexico, Canada has ...

The world's oil market is experiencing a period of imbalance as growing supply outstrips demand despite stronger deliveries to China, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. In its ...

Mobile networks and internet services returned to seveal provinces across Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after services were cut by Taliban ...