By AFPFires in heat wave- and drought-stricken Argentina have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of forests in the northern Corrientes province in just days, officials reported Tuesday.Three fires continued to threaten while two others were...

By AFPAt their home in the middle of Siberia, Russian pastor Roman Vinogradov and his wife Yekaterina are the new foster parents of five children from Moscow-occupied eastern Ukraine.The Vinogradovs are experienced fosterers now raising 16 children,...

By AFPPresident Joe Biden mourned Tuesday with Asian American survivors of a mass shooting in a Los Angeles suburb and wielded his limited powers to tighten firearms controls, while pressuring Congress to "do something big."A somber president address...

By AFPA Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea and then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said, slamming the manoeuvre as "reckless".US European Command said two Russian Su-27 fi...

By AFPBritain on Wednesday unveils a new cost-of-living budget, including more help on soaring energy bills, but the government is set to stand firm on rising public sector pay demands as the country endures a fresh wave of strikes.Finance minister J...

By AFPThousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are still fearful after a surge of racist attacks following comments by President Kais Saied against illegal immigration, and are seeking concrete steps to protect them.The violence erupted a...

After 33 years of absence, doctors in Sudan have been able to complete the founding phase of restoring their democratic union, after the Doctors Syndicate had been dissolved along with other unions following the military coup led by former President...

By AFPPortuguese tourist Fabio Figueirado wanted to admire beautiful buildings on a romantic getaway in Paris, but instead he and his girlfriend have found themselves navigating pavements piled high with garbage."I've never seen a city with so much t...