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A Russian strike on Tuesday killed at least 24 people during the distribution of pension payments in a front-line town of eastern Ukraine threatened by Moscow's push to capture the entire industrial region, officials said...

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday.On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital...

Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPlans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have...

London — Britain's Prince Harry landed back in the U.K. on Monday, the third anniversary of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's death, for a week of public charity engagements, but it was unclear whether he would...

Israel's military said Tuesday that it had "conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organization," amid reports of large explosions in Qatar's capital city, Doha. Qatar's government quickly issued condemnation of...

ReutersIsrael has carried out a strike targeting the senior leadership of Hamas in Qatar's capital, Doha.A Hamas official told the BBC that members of the Palestinian armed group's negotiating team were targeted during a meeting. It was not clear...

Rebels linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have killed more than 50 people at a funeral ceremony in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials have said. Most of the victims were hacked with machetes in the night-time assault...

Getty ImagesAuthorities are bracing for nationwide disruption on Wednesday, with the Bloquons Tout movement urging citizens to bring the country to a standstill through protest and acts of civil disobedience against "austerity, contempt and humiliation".Although it is unclear how...

BBC News Nepali,Emily AtkinsonBBC News andIftikhar KhanSouth Asia Regional JournalismGetty ImagesWhat could happen next?The protesters are showing no sign of backing down, and have largely defied an indefinite curfew in Kathmandu and beyond.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Oli resigned, after...