By AFP/Eden Ezra and Dylan GambaBiruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow musicians, she breaks into a solemn religious melody, holding their audience spellbound.One of th...

By AFPA fact-finding committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence said on Tuesday the country was determined to "prevent unlawful revenge".A wave of violence broke out last Thursday, mainly in the Mediterranean...

By AFPThe Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government.Sy...

By AFPIsrael's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from war-battered Gaza was "taking shape", despite widespread rejection by governments in the region."This plan i...

By AFP/Aymeric VINCENOTThe Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily suspended exports of cobalt as the world's leading producer hopes to stem falling prices, though analysts warn the freeze is not without risk.The government said the surprise fou...

By AFP/Pierre-Henry DESHAYESA flimsy tent rises up behind a snowdrift, home for nearly two years to one of the many homeless left behind by a wave of modernisation in Greenland, living rough in the harsh Arctic cold.To keep warm in a region where the...

By AFP/Andrew LEESONTorrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 190,000 homes and businesses.The weather system, which made landfall on Satu...

By AFPThe Brazilian head of the next UN climate conference acknowledged Monday the limitations of such global negotiations, and the need to deliver on promises made at these summits.Andre Correa do Lago, a veteran climate negotiator, said it was nece...

By AFP/Andrea Bambino and Shahzad AbdulProtesters in New York and rights groups expressed outrage Monday over the arrest of a leader of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, as President Donald Trump vowed further crackdowns.Mahmoud...

By AFPInsurance market Lloyd's of London on Monday said it had taken a financial hit totalling about $2.3 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year."We are still assessing the full impact" of the January fires that will affect 2025 res...

A new, desperate and miserable attempt by the Sudanese regime aims to distract the world's attention from the atrocities committed for two years against the Sudanese people and civilians who are paying the price of an absurd war waged by parties led by their narrow ambitions and interests, forcing 14 million people to flee their homes, which is considered the worst displacement crisis in the world...

By AFPUnited Nations leader Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned rollbacks in women's rights that he said had been condoned by some world leaders.Without naming any country or leader, the UN secretary-general said "the poison of patriarchy is back –...