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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday advised the country’s president, Arif Alvi, to dissolve parliament, setting the stage for a general election as the world’s fifth-most populous country wrestles with deepening political and economic crises....

Deadly floods in Slovenia, wildfires in Italy and Greece and blistering heat in Spain: It’s been a summer of extremes in the European Union. Nestled in the gray streets of Brussels’ EU district, the bloc’s emergency response coordination center has been in 24/7 action — connecting countries’ emergency services,...

Bear attacks have made Slovakian headlines recently, and politicians can't agree about how serious they are. The liberal-conservative coalition's failure to live up to its campaign promises is making matters worse.

A fire on a cargo ship resulted in the loss of one crew member’s life and left several others injured, according to a statement by the Dutch coast guard on Wednesday....

Moscow launched 19 missiles via land, air and sea on the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine said on Sunday....

Characterized by vast expanses of dunes and sparsely vegetated plains, Western Sahara is a predominantly desert and arid territory. The United Nations categorizes...

The Central African Republic is confident that its July 30 referendum will go ahead. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries have been contracted to provide security. Analysts consider this an overt act of political interference.

Gun shots were fired in the air during a rare public demonstration in Kabul against an order to ban beauty parlors. Protesters said the Taliban guards also sprayed water on them to break up the demonstrations.

Across a swathe of European countries, it’s been a common complaint: people can’t afford to buy their own home....

Many women in Iran stopped covering their heads after the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. But police now say morality patrols are back.

Ales Pushkin died under “unexplained circumstances” while serving a jail sentence. Belarussian artist was considered a political prisoner of the Lukashenko regime.

China’s exports to Russia saw significant growth as Chinese automakers filled the void left by Western companies leaving Russia. China reported a 12.4% drop in exports in June, while imports also fell by 6.8% during the same period.

African currencies have lost ground against the US dollar this year, further driving inflation in the import-reliant region. Depleting dollar reserves have left policymakers with limited options to arrest the decline.

Turkey has long sought the purchase of 40 F-16s from the US, and fresh talks with Washington come after Ankara ended its opposition to Sweden’s NATO membership.

Accompanied suicide - a form of assisted suicide - has been exempt from punishment in Germany since 2020. The Bundestag is working on a law covering the practice. Will the country become a pioneer in end-of-life choice?