Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, says UN
The United Nations warned that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted...
US to end Covid vaccination requirements for foreign travellers, federal workers
The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency...
Sudan fighting continues; ceasefire set to end at midnight
Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire that is set to expire on Sunday as their deadly conflict...
Gunmen in Nigeria free 74 children after ransoms paid
Gunmen in Nigeria have released 74 children out of more than 80 people who were abducted earlier this month in north-western Zamfara state, after...
Russia pledges harsh response after Polish ‘seizure’ of embassy school in...
Russia on Saturday promised it would respond harshly to what it said was Poland’s illegal seizure of its embassy school in Warsaw, an act...
US says Chinese coast guard harassing Philippine vessels
The United States urged China on Saturday to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, pledging to stand with the Philippines after...
Residents and survivors say 136 killed in Burkina Faso massacre, blame...
Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday that 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming...
China weighs giving single women IVF access to stem population decline
Concerned about China’s first population drop in six decades and its rapid ageing, the government’s political advisers proposed that single and unmarried women should...
Russia blames Ukraine drone attack for major Crimea fuel depot fire
A Ukrainian drone strike set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Saturday, sending a vast column of...
Biden attacks news outlets for ‘lies of conspiracy and malice’
US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told...