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Scientists have set the so-called Doomsday Clock closer to midnight, highlighting what they perceive to be heightened dangers and increased probability of global disaster. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday they have moved the minute hand on their clock to 89 seconds to midnight. Scientists citing Russian nuclear threats, other world conflicts, artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe. The Bulletin, a Chicago-based...

The deterioration of relations between Nigeria and Niger has created opportunities for armed groups to intensify violence

Due to the Jan. 20, 2025 Executive Order, Securing Our Borders, USCIS is pausing acceptance of Form I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support, until we review all categorical parole processes as required by that order.

The military deactivates SIM cards of IS fighters hiding in Somalia’s northern region

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Chinese pet owners treat their ‘fur kids’ with a pet-friendly reunion dinner

Kiribati is one of the world's most aid-dependent countries, but relations with Western nations have grown tense since it aligned with China in 2019

Analysts say Beijing’s pressure campaign is an attempt to test the Trump administration’s commitment to its support for the Philippines

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped, the Associated Press reported. The offensive has sent thousands fleeing their homes, in addition to 1 million displaced who are already in Goma, and stretched hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded coming in every day as civilians get caught in the crossfire.

Conservationists in Kenya are using an artificial intelligence-powered application to monitor forest degradation and launch reforestation. Juma Majanga reports from Nyeri, Kenya.

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped, the Associated Press reported. The offensive has sent thousands fleeing their homes, in addition to 1 million displaced who are already in Goma, and stretched hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded coming in every day as civilians get caught in the crossfire.

Hoping for improved neighborly relations, Jordan also wants to contain Syria’s Islamist ideology

Israeli troops invaded a Syrian town the day Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell and now control areas bordering the Golan Heights

President’s executive orders remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the military and reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID vaccines during the pandemic

M23 rebels claimed Monday they had captured the eastern provincial capital 

Less than a quarter of hospitals functioning around Port-au-Prince

Belgrade has seen daily anti-government protests since a roof collapsed in November at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city, killing 15 people

Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council that crimes are being committed in Darfur 'as we speak and daily' and are being used as a weapon of war