Portugal records steep increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations

Distress in Pakistan as Delta variant of Covid-19 hits cities

EU to train Mozambican forces fighting Islamist insurgency

Cuba sees rare mass protests against Communist government

Deaths in South Africa rise as troops hit the streets to calm unrest

Google fined 500 million euros for breach of French copyright law

Experts: Number of people fleeing Afghanistan on the rise

US puts visa restrictions on 100 Nicaraguans after opposition arrests

Lufthansa to introduce gender-neutral greetings on flights

General Motors recall about 400,000 vehicles to fix faulty airbags

Cuba sets new Covid record with over 6,000 daily cases, 28 deaths

Netherlands cracks down on nightlife again as infections soar

US blacklists 14 more Chinese firms over rights abuses

Several dead in Tajikistan earthquake

Child killed, schools damaged in Eswatini unrest, UNICEF says

ICC confirms war crimes charges against Darfur militia leader

Interim president chosen by Senate after Haiti assassination

Police in Iran probe cause of blast in Tehran park

336 forest fires burning in Russia, with far east worst affected

Olympic chief Bach: athletes will still have great Olympic experience