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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged accountability for the death of Syrian photojournalist Sari Majid Al-Shoufi while reporting on armed combat near the Syrian city of Sweida. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has formally imposed a 15% tariff on Nigeria and several other African nations. The new tariff policy, announced by the White House on Thursday, also affects …

Registrations of new Tesla (TSLA.O) cars in several key European markets fell in July, despite a revamp to its signature Model Y, as the EV maker struggles with a backlash to CEO Elon …

Following public outcry and pressure from the European Union, a new law has come into force in Ukraine, restoring the independence of state agencies investigating corruption. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow to 7 percent in 2025, 4.9 percent in 2026, and 4.7 percent in 2027, down from 8.4 percent in 2024, …

Last Wednesday, the United Nations’ highest court ruled that countries must protect people from the “urgent” threat of the climate crisis.  The court said countries that don’t take steps to …

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday firmed up threats he issued one day prior against Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he had exactly 10 days to enter into a peace …

Israel has initiated limited daily pauses in its military operations across parts of Gaza, following mounting international pressure over a worsening humanitarian crisis in the war-torn territory. The Israeli military …

Russia’s upper house of parliament has approved a controversial new bill that will punish individuals for deliberately searching for or accessing content labeled as “extremist” by the state. The legislation, …