Donors demanded an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan on Tuesday as they pledged around $12 billion in aid over four years - but tied their money to civil right

Lower-caste Dalit women in northern India are targeted for rape by upper caste men who usually escape justice as survivors bow to pressure to drop their cases,

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was grilled by opposition lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he made inaccurate claims in parliament in 2019 about a potential br

Migrants wait for disembarkation from a patrol boat of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) in Senglea, Malta, on Aug. 20, 2020. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
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An old couple walk on a street in Paris, France, Nov. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
France will start easing its COVID-19 lockdown this weekend so that by ­C

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Nearly 1.2 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of

Trinidad and Tobago has deported 16 Venezuelan minors, separating some of them from their parents, a lawyer trying to stop their repatriation said Monday togeth

There's little doubt that government-ordered business shutdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19 damaged the US economy, but the exact cost is unclear.

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After weeks of waiting, US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the

Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa attends a press conference on the COVID-19 vaccination plan in Madrid, Spain, on Nov. 24, 2020. Spain's Health Minister Sa

French users of a Muslim prayer app accused of selling data that ended up with the US army are suing the company, their lawyers said on Monday.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on Oct 29, 2019.File photo:Xinhua
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A European research consortium said on Monday it had carried out the most complex supercomputing experiment ever conducted on the new coronavirus, during a 60-h

Police used tear gas as they dismantled a new migrant camp in the center of Paris set up to house hundreds of refugees evacuated from makeshift suburban shelter

A man wearing a face mask checks flight information at Frankfurt Airport in Germany on Nov. 23, 2020. The number of new COVID-19 infections in Germany remains h

Visitors appreciate artworks of Brazilian artists "Os Gemeos" at the reopened Pinacoteca museum amid COVID-19 outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Oct. 15, 2020.Ph

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The US state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday certified the presidential election results for Democrat Joe Biden.

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Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia's federal government said on Tuesday they "completely destroyed" the army's 21st mechanized division, a day after they claimed

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More than a quarter of Australian universities' revenue in 2019 came from international students.

According to data released by the fed

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US President Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday appealed part of a ruling that clears the way for the battleground state of Pennsylvania to cert

Medical workers take swab samples of people at a drive-in COVID-19 testing center in Zagreb, Croatia, Oct. 31, 2020. (Zeljko Lukunic/Pixsell via Xinhua)

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The US is entering the Biden era as the formal transition process begins and a slate of top foreign policy and national security nominee

Trucks used as storage for bodies of victims who died of COVID-19 are seen in New York, the United States, April 6, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Medical workers work at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Dallas, Texas, the United States, March 21, 2020. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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U.S. first lady Melania Trump welcomes the arrival of the 2020 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Nov. 23, 20