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The Philippines will lift most COVID-19 restrictions in the capital Manila in March, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said Sunday, after a sharp drop in infections and a rising number of…

The next 24 hours will be crucial for Ukraine's fight with Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday during a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the…

What can be done to prevent Africa from becoming the world's biggest dumping ground for plastic? That's one of the big questions facing United Nations members next week at a…

Iran’s chief negotiator has joined discussions to restore JCPOA agreement Iran's chief negotiator was expected to fly back to Vienna on Sunday evening following consultations in Tehran, state media said,…

Jihadists in northeast Nigeria have since Friday killed 27 people in four separate attacks, security sources and residents told AFP on Sunday. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), who…

Japan's industrial output dropped 1.3 percent in January from a month earlier, marking the second successive month of decline, due to the global semiconductor crunch amid the downside effects of…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Moscow is preparing for negotiations with "all constructive forces" on a settlement in Ukraine.   Sergey Lavrov Photo: AFP

The siege of Kiev is the primary purpose of Russia's offensive against Ukraine, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Saturday on Facebook. Russia plans to encircle and…

The White House announced Saturday that the United States, joined by European nations and Canada, will remove some Russian banks from SWIFT, the payment system used for most international financial…