Taliban advances in Afghanistan, US and Britain to evacuate embassies

The Taliban claimed control over two of Afghanistan’s biggest cities on Thursday, according to media reports,…

New Zealand eyes opening to vaccinated travellers early 2022

New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early 2022,…

Joe Biden calls Japanese PM Suga, congratulates him for successfully hosting Olympics

US President Joe Biden on Monday spoke with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan to commend…

Canada planning Covid-19 vaccine passport for international travel

Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would allow citizens to travel abroad…

Sicily records highest ever temperature in Europe; wildfires rage in southern Italy

Fires ravaged southern Italy on Wednesday, burning thousands of acres of land and killing a man…

Algeria wildfires; nation to observe three-day mourning

The death toll in fires ravaging mountain forests and villages in Algeria’s Berber region climbed Wednesday…

London’s Tower Bridge gets stuck open for 2nd time in a year

London’s famous Tower Bridge got stuck in its open position for the second time in a…

Taliban says committed to negotiation path in Doha

Cairo: A spokesman for the Taliban’s political office told Al Jazeera TV on Tuesday that the…

North Korea’s security crisis warning ahead of US, South Korea drills

Seoul: North Korea said South Korea and the United States are risking a “huge security crisis”…

‘Code red for humanity’: UN report says global warming nears limits

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a…