Air pollution killed nearly 5,000 people in Afghanistan last year

Argentina lifts corn export limits after farmers strike

Visit to Taiwan by US envoy to the UN cancelled due to transition

Second impeachment looms after Pence rejects call to remove Trump

Deutsche Post Q4 Preliminary EBIT up 56 per cent

Trump says speech that incited supporters was ‘totally appropriate’

US military leaders condemn Capitol violence, affirm Biden victory

Kim again calls for strengthening of N Korea’s nuclear capabilities

Monitor: Israeli airstrikes in eastern Syria kill 23

Failed Afghan asylum seekers deported from Germany arrive in Kabul

Portuguese firm inks deal to construct railway line in north Nigeria

Trial of 350 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta to start in Italy

Democracy is constant process of deliberation and consultation: UN official

Travel chaos in eastern France due to heavy snowfall

Roundup: Chinese FM’s New Year trip testament to rock-solid friendship between China, Africa

China reports 96 new coronavirus cases nationwide

Bird flu spreads across India, culls under way in several states

US records more than 22 million virus cases since outbreak began

Experts warn that situation in British hospitals is ‘dangerous’

Austrian labour minister resigns over plagiarism allegations