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African leaders announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi who were sent to quell insurgencies in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed some of the peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year. Troops from the three countries...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is getting a first-hand look at the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as fears mount of serious aid cuts across the world following Washington’s decision to shut down USAID operations. Bangladesh’s foreign affairs adviser, Touhid...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace. “So the idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it,” Putin...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court. "Whatever happened in the past, I will be the front of our...

Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the center of the tensions have warned, risking another humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa. Direct clashes between two of Africa's largest armies would signal the death blow for a...

A powerful gang coalition has launched new attacks on Haiti’s capital, driving dozens of families from homes as police vowed to hold the gunmen back. Authorities evacuated students at a Catholic school in western Port-au-Prince as heavy gunfire continued in the area near the renowned Oloffson Hotel...

Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers—punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved—to independent UN-backed human rights investigators during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza. The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied...

Ukraine said it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, as the US announced it would immediately lift its restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing after high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia. Donald Trump said he now hoped Vladimir Putin would reciprocate...

Ukraine has launched a “massive” drone attack on Moscow, killing at least three people and causing widespread damage. The barrage, proclaimed by Kyiv as the largest ever drone assault on the Russian capital, came as Ukraine prepares to present a plan for a partial ceasefire with Russia during talks...

Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan as fears grow that the country could descend into civil war. Kampala’s military chief announced that the troops had been sent to help “secure” Juba, the capital of Uganda’s northern neighbor. Tension between President Salva Kiir and First Vice...