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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 created a humanitarian crisis and crushed women’s rights.

After Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted Sunday evening, the Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, was forced to close until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Gershkovich is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges that he, his employer and the Biden administration deny.

If convicted of treason for undermining state security, deposed President Mohamed Bazoum could face the death penalty, Niger’s penal code states.

Samuel and Samson Ogoshi are accused of running an international sextortion ring, resulting in the suicide of Jordan DeMay, 17, of Marquette, Michigan

A new study shows that bird-feeding dramatically increased near the beginning of lockdowns. But is it actually safe to feed wild birds?

In ocean expeditions between 2008 and 2017, researchers explored the ‘cryptic’ biodiversity of Antarctica, discovering a ‘strawberry feather star’.

China makes up 18.47% of the world population, but how many people do they have, and are they on the decline? Find out more.

Six Colombian nationals were arrested as suspects in the assassination of anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Queensland Police said skeletal remains buried in the wall of a Brisbane apartment belong to Tanya Lee Glover, likely slain about 12 years ago.