The Biden administration will continue pushing forward with “diplomatic efforts” with the Taliban as troops assist with departing US officials. Added 7 minutes ago

The death toll from Turkey's flash floods soared to 27 on Friday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to inspect one of the hardest-hit regions and lend his moral support.

Fires burning for over a week that caused Greece's worst ecological disaster in decades were finally placed under control Friday, the fire department said.

China's public security organs are stepping up the investigation and punishment of actions that undermine the country's COVID-19 control and prevention efforts, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is defending the relatively steep price of PCR swab tests in the country, following protests triggered by recent reports showing how other countries have made the tests significantly more affordable for the general public.

Israelis aged 50 and over began receiving vaccine booster shots against the coronavirus Friday as part of a government bid to stem spiking infections driven by the Delta variant.

Somali National Army (SNA) forces have apprehended a senior operative of al-Shabab in Marka, a town in the southern Lower Shabelle region, an official confirmed on Friday. Abdullahi Ahmed Gafow, governor of Marka,

The Tarin Kowt, the capital of the province where thousands of Australians were based, is on the verge of falling to the Taliban according to reports.

Vote counting was underway in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw social media throttled in the capital and President Edgar Lungu send more troops to three provinces to quell violence.

From the Press Box with Melanie Whelan