Lebanon: PM-designate Saad Hariri resigns as crisis escalates

The cash-strapped country has been without a full-fledged government for more than eight months.

South Africa deploys more than 20,000 troops as death toll tops 100

South Africa calls up army reserves to assist police in quelling deadly unrest after the jailing of ex-President Zuma.

Why is South Korea developing an Israeli-style Iron Dome?

Cuba musicians support protests, government softens stance

‘Did it from the heart’: Netherlands mourns after journalist dies

‘Still not over’: Emotions high 5 years after failed Turkey coup

‘What choice do we have?’ US farm workers battle deadly heatwave

Moon ‘wobble’, rising seas to cause flooding surge: NASA

Africa COVID deaths surge 43 percent in a week: WHO

Over 60 dead in Germany, Belgium as freak floods ravage Europe