Pak finance minister reacts to reports about running for caretaker PM post July 23, 2023 at 03:43PM

Spain at risk of political gridlock after conservative win falls short of toppling PM July 23, 2023 at 01:01PM

Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday's inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government. The conservative Popular Party won the elections, but it fell short of its hopes of scoring a much bigger victory and forcing the removal of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Instead, the party led by candidate Alberto Núñez Feijóo performed below expectations of most of the campaign polls.

Heavy rains in Afghanistan, Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens July 23, 2023 at 11:33AM

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan's State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31 people were killed, 74 were injured and 41 others were missing.

Russia’s Ukraine stand change raises G20 document hopes July 23, 2023 at 10:11AM

The government is seeing some gains following Russia recalibrating its stance on the mention of the Ukraine conflict in the chair’s summary at two G20 ministerial meetings, but is keeping a wary eye on the outcome of subsequent talks in the lead up to the leader’s summit in about 50 days.

Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing July 22, 2023 at 09:45PM

The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said Sunday.

At least 13 mourners killed, 9 children, in east Congo shooting July 23, 2023 at 12:30AM

At least 13 people including nine children were killed when a soldier in east Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire on people gathered to mourn his deceased child on Saturday night, the army and a local official said on Sunday.

Voting begins in Spain in an election that could see another EU country swing to the right July 23, 2023 at 12:24AM

Polling began on Sunday in Spain in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right.Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and its far-left partner, Unidas Podemos, took a beating in local and regional elections in May. Sánchez has been premier since 2018.