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US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a landmark peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. | Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP

Syrians in Idlib perform funeral prayers for Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian government airstrike on February 28, 2020. | ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images The last 24 hours in Idlib, Syria, briefly explained. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were

The number of people around the world who have died from coronavirus reached more than 3,000 on Sunday night.

A woman cooks at a camp at Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on November 1, 2019. | Lexie Harrison-Cripps/AFP via Getty Images The policy was a major barrier to asylum seekers arriving at the southern border. A federal appeals court on

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence observe the dignified transfer of two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan at Dover Air Force Base on February 10, 2020. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images He’s taking the biggest step of

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank will take necessary steps to stabilize markets jolted by the coronavirus outbreak, bolstering speculation about coordinated global policy action.

Amazon.com Inc said late on Sunday that two employees in Milan, Italy, have contracted the coronavirus and are under quarantine.

South Korea reported on Monday 476 new coronavirus cases, taking its national tally to 4,212, as the government of Seoul sought a murder investigation into a controversial church at the center of the country’s outbreak.

Australian summers are lengthening by a month or more while winters are getting shorter due to climate change, according to an analysis by a leading think tank released Monday. The Australia Institute said large swathes of the country were experiencing