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Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Asia: floods, deaths, mass evacuations

Nearly two million people were evacuated in southern China ahead of the storm which has brought cities across the region to a standstill.

Burkina, Mali, Niger residents hail ICC exit as step to sovereignty

The alliance on Monday announced their immediate departure from the United Nations-backed body calling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression".

Ghana returns US-deported West Africans amid torture concerns

Eleven West African nationals deported by the United States to Ghana have been returned to their home countries, despite fears they could face torture, persecution or inhumane treatment.

US threatens visa ban for corrupt Nigerian officials

It said the threatened visa restrictions are part of Washington’s broader push for accountability and good governance.

A sinkhole opens in Bangkok after road collapse during construction

A section of road in Bangkok collapsed on Wednesday, creating a sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and forced evacuations in the surrounding area, officials said.

Farmers and Indigenous groups clash with police in Ecuador over diesel subsidies

Farmers, Indigenous groups and transport unions clashed with police outside Tabacundo on Tuesday, as nationwide protests in Ecuador entered their second day.

Claudia Cardinale, star of ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard,’ dies at 87

Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, has died in France, her agent said Wednesday

Citizens of Alliance of Sahel States welcome withdrawal from International Criminal Court

The alliance on Monday announced their immediate departure from the United Nations-backed body calling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression".

WHO report finds uncontrolled hypertension puts over a billion people at risk

It said that just over one in five have the condition under control either through medication or by addressing modifiable health risks.