Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds trap deadly pollutants. At dawn on Wednesday, "hazardous" pollutant levels in parts ...

Paris (AFP) – Afghanistan embassies in Britain and Norway loyal to the pro-Western authorities ousted by the Taliban in 2021 ...

Sydney (AFP) – Palau's president has accused China of flouting the Pacific nation's maritime borders, raising concerns about ...

US top diplomat Antony Blinken will meet with NATO and EU officials Wednesday to urgently discuss ramping up support for ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping headed to Peru on Wednesday, bound for a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ...

Electric vehicles need batteries, and most batteries are made with lithium, a critical material European automakers are ...

Former Wales flanker Alix Popham has told AFP he hopes the new chairman of World Rugby will push for the changes required to ...

A controversial trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc is back in the spotlight with rekindled optimism ...

British writer Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday for her short novel following six astronauts as ...

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's ...

Hargeisa (AFP) – Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, holds a presidential election ...

An Indonesian team under Dutch colonial rule sailed to France for the 1938 World Cup -- they lost their only game 6-0 and the ...