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Against a backdrop of ongoing international isolation, Afghanistan is quietly emerging as an unlikely destination for adventurous tourists, with visitors arriving by diverse means, from planes and motorbikes to camper vans and even bicycles. Solo travellers and organised tour groups are gradually venturing into a country that, until recently, was…

Firings come after administration pardoned over 1,500 convicted in pro-Trump January 6 riot at US Capitol

In rural central Alaska, a village is in the midst of a clean energy transformation that locals say will boost savings, build resilience and provide jobs. Galena wants to curb its reliance on expensive, imported diesel that when burned is one of the largest contributors of planet-warming emissions.

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Benjamin Netanyahu offers up the idea of a ‘dramatic expansion’ of peace deals, chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at what a pause in fighting might look like in Gaza – and how long it would last

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 34 people, according to health officials

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, has been charged with rape, sexual assault, and bodily harm.

An 84-game season is coming to the NHL as part of an extension of the collective bargaining agreement

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo

The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration detainees in a facility being built in a Florida swamp

Janja, a 58-year-old sociologist, has drawn criticism for insulting tech billionaire Elon Musk