An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that is home to the world's largest rainforest, according to the Amazon Conservation organization.

The number of Christians in Communist China is growing so steadily that it by 2030 it could have more churchgoers than America

Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden for alleged participation in pro-Navalny protests https://t.co/RL28YDFvCC

Joe Biden says he will not lift sanctions to kick-start talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" — a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press…

NEWS —> The Biden administration will remove Yemen's Houthi rebels from the U.S. government's list of foreign terrorist organizations per sources, reversing an 11th-hour Trump decision that aid groups said would worsen the dire humanitarian situation there…

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi says it will be modelled on the 9/11 attacks inquiry.

Elon Musk essentially talked himself out of $15 billion over the weekend, and the markets punished him on Monday - here's why his net worth has shrunk.

IS militants carried out a string of deadly ambushes and hit-and-run attacks there recently.

Rights group has been under pressure to condemn past statements by Kremlin critic

Remote working is "an aberration" that will be corrected as soon as possible says Goldman Sachs chief.

Syria said U.S. air strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the east of the country on Friday were a cowardly act, which follows rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has lifted many of the Covid-19 restrictions in his state, permitting businesses to operate at 100-percent capacity starting March 10 and repealing the requirement for people to wear face coverings.

Fall in exports worth £5.6bn comes as UK economy in January suffers deepest drop since first wave of Covid pandemic

Peter Szijjarto has become the first EU official to receive the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as his nation prepares to receive another batch of hundreds of thousands of doses from Russia.

After years of arguing against an extended military presence in Afghanistan, President Biden is doing things his way, with the deadline for withdrawal set for the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Turkey clearly sees bitcoin as a threat to the lira - and it's not hard to see why.

How a series of fateful choices and lofty ambitions put Taliban defeat at odds with American victory.