World pledges 250 million euros for Lebanon's people: France World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered "directly" to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut.

Thousands protest in Turkey against domestic violence Thousands of women in Turkey took to the streets on Wednesday to demand that the government does not withdraw from a landmark treaty on preventing domestic violence.

India imposes curfew in Kashmir ahead of clampdown anniversary A curfew has been imposed across Indian Kashmir just two days before the first anniversary of New Delhi's abolition of the restive region's semi-autonomy, officials said late Monday, citing intelligence reports of looming protests.

Lebanon foreign minister resigns in protest at crisis management Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti has resigned in protest at the government's failure to tackle a spiraling economic crisis, warning that if there is no will to reform "the ship will sink".

Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia's second-largest city imposed a curfew to halt the spread.

Akezhan Kazhegeldin Calls on President Tokayev to Carry Out Political and Economic Reforms Akezhan Kazhegeldin Calls on President Tokayev to Carry Out Political and Economic Reforms

US federal forces to start conditional pullout from Portland President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday agreed to a deal to defuse weeks of clashes in the US city of Portland with the withdrawal of federal forces whose presence enraged protesters, but the timing remained in dispute.

Fresh killings in Darfur as Sudan prepares to send troops

UN officials on Sunday reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan's West Darfur, as the country's prime minister promised fresh troops for the conflict-stricken region.

Chile's Congress definitively approves pension reform law Chile's Congress on Thursday approved a law allowing citizens to withdraw up to 10 percent of their pension funds to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus, delivering a political blow to President Sebastian Pinera, who opposed the measure.

African summit ends with no deal on Mali crisis West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country's escalating political crisis.