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The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The Biden administration has begun notifying governors and state refugee coordinators about how many Afghan evacuees from the first group of nearly 37,000 arrivals are slated to be resettled in their states.

North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart Wednesday, raising tensions between the rivals.

Haiti's chief prosecutor asked a judge Tuesday to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and to bar him from leaving the country.

A case of measles was first reported out of For McCoy Army Base in Wisconsin last week.

A 12-year-old boy died last week of Nipah virus, sending Indian health officials scrambling to test anyone the boy came in contact with.

The higher education minister in the new Taliban government says women can study in universities but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory.

The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States.

World Suicide Prevention Day aims to bring awareness about prevention worldwide. Here’s who to help someone who may be struggling.

Dozens of foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Kabul on Thursday, marking the first large-scale evacuation since the U.S left Afghanistan.

It’s not exactly “Robocop,” but robots that can detect “undesirable social behaviors” are being tested this month in Singapore.

France began the trial of 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured.

The WHO chief has again called on countries with a large supply of vaccines to refrain from offering COVID-19 booster shots through the end of 2021.