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Two Afghan journalists were left with ugly welts and bruises after being beaten and detained for hours by Taliban fighters for covering a protest in the Afghan capital.

Fourteen people have died in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in North Macedonia, authorities said on Thursday.

Two decades after Saudi Arabian militants masterminded and carried out the September 11 attacks, the desert kingdom is striving for change in a reform drive aimed at updating its ultra-conservative … Read More

Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed … Read More

Novak Djokovic moved within two matches of completing the first men’s calendar-year singles Grand Slam in 52 years Wednesday, rallying to defeat Italian Matteo Berrettini in a US Open quarterfinal.

Moise Kean grabbed his first international goals since March 2019 as Italy thrashed Lithuania 5-0 in World Cup qualifying Wednesday, as Damian Szymanski’s late header forced England to settle for … Read More

While mediators pressed on with their efforts to resolve the last remaining hurdles hindering the formation of a new government, a Future Movement lawmaker said Wednesday the rift over the … Read More

Lebanon records 1,008 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours

With conservative moves to restrict abortion and voting rights dominating headlines, an outsider might be forgiven for thinking it was Republicans, not Democrats, who run Washington.

Turkey and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to continue talks to repair and eventually normalize strained ties after wrapping up a second round of discussions meant to address differences, the two … Read More