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UN: The Taliban, Afghanistan’s new rulers for a matter of weeks, are challenging the credentials of their country’s former UN ambassador and want to speak at the General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week, the…

AUSTRALIA: A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked residents running into the streets of Melbourne. The shallow quake hit east of the country’s…

RUSSIA: A student opened fire on Monday at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot by police and detained, officials said. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further…

The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe and highly effective in young children ages 5 to 11, the companies announced early on Monday. The news should help ease months of anxiety among parents and teachers…

The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions starting in November for foreigners who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, reopening the country to thousands of people, including those who have been separated from…

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has narrowly won Canada’s election, but it failed to secure a majority. This is Trudeau’s third federal election win, but his critics say the poll was a waste of time. The Liberals are projected to…

India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April, the health minister said Monday.…

Indian anti-smuggling intelligence officials have seized nearly three tonnes of heroin - reportedly worth around US$ 2.7 bn (UK£ 1.9 bn) - in a major operation at a port in Gujarat state. Forensic testing is still under way to…

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched an investigation into a data breach involving the email addresses of dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked for British Forces. More than 250 people seeking relocation to the UK - many of…

SOUTH AFRICA: A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape Town, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said on Sunday. “After tests, we found bee stings around…