The president orders the deployment of 5,000 troops to assist drawdown efforts as U.S. Embassy staff are rushed to Kabul airport.

Taliban insurgents have made rapid advances across Afghanistan in recent months as US and other foreign forces withdraw.

Australia has acquired extra 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine amid the country's major cities currently subject to a lockdown to battle outbreaks of COVID-19. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the deal on Sunday,

Lebanon is currently experiencing a severe fuel shortage. Hospitals have warned that they are low on fuel and may be forced to shut down. About 200 people were present nearby at the time of the explosion,

As U.S. troops evacuate diplomats from Kabul this weekend, a frantic effort is also underway behind the scenes to rescue Afghan interpreters and other local partners and their families before they are executed or otherwise punished as collaborators by the Taliban.

A top World Health Organization official was worried about safety standards at a Wuhan laboratory close to the seafood market where the first human cases were detected, according to a documentary released Thursday by Danish television channel TV2.

Rescue efforts are underway after a coal mine was flooded by mud, leaving one dead and 19 others trapped in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Saturday. The accident happened around noon when 21 people were working in the mine located in Gangca County,

The star, with more than 3.8 million followers, could face up to 10 years in prison. about her stunt.

DR Congo has revived a long-standing dream of promoting the national currency and sidelining the dollar to regain control over key economic levers.

"Since the end of the war, Japan has consistently walked the path of a country that values peace," Suga said in a speech at a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Sunday. "We must never again repeat the devastation of war.