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Confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record even as some health workers

Governments in Pakistan and the United Kingdom are moving to tighten restrictions on children’s and teenagers’ use of social media, citing growing concerns over cyberbullying, online abuse, digital addiction and the impact of

US President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday held a series of high-level meetings in Brussels with European Union and Belgian leaders, focusing on expanding cooperation in trade, technology, innovation, connectivity, clean energy, semiconductors, maritime affairs and supply chain resilience.

The US reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army

Princess Anne, the younger sister of Britain’s King Charles III, will visit South Korea this week for events commemorating the two countries’ partnership and remembering British sacrifices during the 1950-53 Korean

Two members of the Islamic State group were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday.

The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday, as the investigation proceeded while relatives of the victims took on the task of identifying their loved ones and

Ukraine’s air force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a raft of overnight attacks, although other missiles and drones got through and hit warehouses and a school in the capital of Kyiv.