Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new Islamic dress code will be introduced, the Taliban has said. Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani...
The United Nations is seeking to raise more than $600m (£434m) in aid for Afghanistan, warning the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis. The organisation...
North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said on Monday. The weekend tests saw missiles travelling...
Somalia’s long-delayed elections will proceed “as planned”, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble told visiting UN diplomats on Sunday, even as a damaging feud between him and...
Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most...
Togo’s authorites in a statement on Thursday ordered all places of worship to shut down for one month starting on Friday, following a “worrying upsurge” in...
Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises involving 200,000 personnel that have alarmed Ukraine and some NATO nations....
US President Joe Biden has announced measures mandating that large companies ensure their workers are vaccinated or face weekly testing for the virus. In a speech...
Following the military coup in Guinea, a mission of the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to suspend guinea’s membership, according to a...
The international monetary fund’s executive board has approved $567m in emergency support for Tanzania to help it finance a covid-19 vaccination campaign and meet the health...