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The insecurity has deepened a dire humanitarian situation with 400,000 more people forced to flee their homes this year, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

Human rights advocates urge democratic governments to increase pressure on China over human rights violations in the country

The Senate will next vote Monday evening on Scott Bessent's confirmation as treasury secretary

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday went to areas of the United States affected by natural disasters. He visited the state of North Carolina, which was hard hit by Hurricane Helen in September, and toured parts of California, where fires are still burning. Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles.

The Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states

India stands front and center, sidelining other countries in the region

The revelation comes as hundreds of Afghan students take entrance examinations to secure admission to programs in Pakistani universities

To legitimize its custody of the manuscript, found in an Afghan cave, the Museum of the Bible invoked the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and forged an interfaith coalition of Jews, Christians and Muslims

Experts warn that China's strategy, focused on the Myanmar military, is failing to protect its own citizens while enabling criminal networks to thrive

Tension is building in Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist enclave of Moldova that neighbors Ukraine

The Iran-backed Houthis have detained dozens of staff from UN and other humanitarian organizations

It was not immediately clear which of Sudan's warring sides had launched the attack

Exchange expected to begin Saturday afternoon

Some expectations of a change in US policy in Central Asia nations

Just 220,000 Holocaust survivors are still alive

Acting as a virtual emergency operation center, Watch Duty relies on a variety of data sources to provide detailed, localized information to its users

The new president has criticized the local response to the blazes, and critics say some of the charges are not accurate

Phony clips emphasize almost no target is off limits in Kremlin's quest to undermine Western support for Ukraine