By AFPThe International Committee for the Red Cross called on Monday for Lebanon's health care system to be protected after reports that Israeli strikes hit medical staff during fighting between Israel and Hezbollah."I really... appeal for the protec...

By AFPThe hosts of the coming UN climate summit said Monday that a hard-fought finance pact for poorer countries must include "hundreds of billions" of dollars from wealthy governments.Nearly 200 countries are supposed to agree at COP29 how much mone...

By AFP/Mohammad MazedIn Muslim-majority Bangladesh, vast crowds celebrate the biggest Hindu festival of the year under tight security, after a spate of attacks against the minority following the ouster of the autocratic premier.Whirling dancers jump...

By AFPThe world's 26 poorest economies are facing the most significant debt burden since 2006, the World Bank announced in a new report published Sunday.Government debt in these countries, which are home to around 40 percent of the world's population...

By AFPMigrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned Monday.They said human rights violations were taking place during rescue operations at sea, as people try to cross the Mediterran...

By AFP/Aysha SafiAfghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.It comes after the Taliban government...

By AFPUN peacekeepers in Lebanon said Israeli tanks broke through a gate to enter a Blue Helmet position in Lebanon Sunday, after blocking their movement the previous day."At around 4:30 am (0130 GMT), while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF (Is...

By AFPRubble and plumes of smoke were all that was left Sunday of Nabatiyeh marketplace, once the beating heart of the city in south Lebanon where Israel has intensified its bombardment.Late Saturday, state media reported Israeli air strikes on the m...

By AFP/Julie JammotAmazon is bolstering its e-commerce empire while continuing a march deeper into people's lives, from robots to healthcare and entertainment.Innovations unveiled in recent days by the Seattle-based tech titan included a delivery van...

By AFPA Spanish documentary extolling the virtues of the country's conquest of the Americas now showing in Mexico has added fuel to a politically charged debate over the legacy of colonialism."Hispanic America: A Song of Life and Hope" by Spanish dir...

By AFP/Sarah BenhaidaUN peacekeepers in south Lebanon will not move from the border area despite five of their members being wounded and damage to facilities during the Israel-Hezbollah war, their spokesperson told AFP on Saturday.Andrea Tenenti, spo...

By UN News/Gustavo González, UN Resident Coordinator in the PhilippinesThe Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one.”The Southeast Asian country...