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From the depths of Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective...

REUTERS/Octavio JonesAt least three people are known to have died and hundreds of homes have been flooded in Haiti as Melissa brought torrential rainfall to the island of Hispaniola.In the Dominican Republic, located on the eastern side of Hispaniola,...

The UN has called for safe passage for trapped civilians out of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher after paramilitary fighters announced they had seized control of the army's main base there. Sudan's military has not acknowledged loss of the...

President Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. Mr. Trump's Asian tour, which kicked off over...

President Trump is scheduled to arrive soon in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. The meeting is an...

Fergal KeaneSpecial correspondentIsrael repeatedly accused Hamas of prolonging the war with its refusal to release Israeli hostages, and said the organisation - proscribed as a terror group by the UK, US and EU - used civilians as human shields...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentGetty ImagesThese factors prompted the US to step in to help. It has now offered Argentina a potential $40bn lifeline via the combination of a currency swap, buying pesos and arranging private investment."If he wins, we're...

Alfred LasteckBBC Africa, Dar es SalaamEPA/ShutterstockWith no heavyweight opposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday's election, many Tanzanians feel the vote is less like a contest and more like a coronation for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as she faces...

Ethirajan Anbarasan,Global Affairs reporter and Koh EweGetty ImagesAt the Kolkata airport on Sunday evening, airline staff lit brass oil lamps to mark the resumption of the direct flights as IndiGo passengers checked in.A senior Chinese consular official, Qin...

Hurricane Melissa, now Category 4, begins assault on Jamaica; Touring the city by the Bay with the Vampiress of San Francisco Source link