Libyan parliament delays next move amid election chaos

Libya’s parliament on Monday postponed a vote on how to handle the fallout from delayed national…

N.Korea’s Kim convenes major party meeting ahead of New Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week opened a key ruling party meeting, state media…

Australia records first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening plan

Australia reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Monday amid…

Russia blocks website of group that tracks political arrests

A Russian organisation that tracks political arrests and provides legal aid to detainees said Saturday that…

Support for Japan PM up as voters welcome his COVID measures

Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government, with the public welcoming his…

Taliban-run government dissolves Afghan election commissions

The Taliban dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as the state ministries for peace and…

US blood banks experiencing biggest shortage in a decade

The pandemic has caused many supply-chain bottlenecks in everyday life, but few are as critical as…

Spain to adopt mask-wearing outdoors amid record virus surge

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening a special Cabinet meeting Thursday to pass a law…

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroys explosives-laden boat -state TV

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen destroyed an explosives-laden boat in the southern Red Sea before…

US Navy warship sidelined with Covid-19 outbreak

A US Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak,…