Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and U.S. officials.
Officials have warned revelers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before traveling to England to ring in the new year, highlighting how the four parts of the U.K. were again taking starkly different approaches to coronavirus restrictions amid record-high infections and soaring hospitalizations.
Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, an official said Thursday, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant.
Israel on Thursday approved a fourth vaccine dose for the Jewish nation’s most vulnerable as coronavirus cases spike globally with the spread of the omicron variant.
North Korea on Thursday urged its 1.2 million troops to unite behind leader Kim Jong Un and defend him with their lives, as the country celebrated the 10th anniversary of Kim’s ascension to supreme commander of the military.
Violence broke out among lawmakers in Jordan this week during a debate on a proposed change to the Middle East nation’s constitution, according to a report.
A member of Kenya's National Assembly was left with a bloody eye Wednesday after a fight broke out among the African nation’s lawmakers, according to a report.
Iran said Thursday it launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them.
Again and again throughout 2021, the Hong Kong authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything the pro-democracy movement had stood for.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday pushed back against crew member claims that pandemic-related cleaning requirements forced a Delta Air Lines flight to reverse course were.
Greece’s health minister said Wednesday that music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant.
A top Russian official said Wednesday that the Kremlin will not accept a "plan B" option when it comes to the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron variant.
