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The hunger and desperations is happening “despite all the warnings we gave about this tragedy”, the Chief of the UN’s Refugee Agency says, describing the state of Palestinian children inside UNRWA-run shelters and schools. “Whenever you go…

The Maldives has called for India to withdraw troops from its territory by March 15, an official says on Sunday, in a step that will further strain ties between the South Asian neighbours. President Mohamed Muizzu won election last year on…

Ukraine pushed ahead with its peace formula to end nearly two years of a war with Russia with a meeting of National Security Advisers from around the world in Davos on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is scheduled to…

A volcano erupted in Southwest Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to a nearby small fishing town although it had been evacuated earlier and no people were in danger, authorities have said. Live video showed fountains of molten…

Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupted on Sunday, with ash rising 1,300 metres (4,300 feet) from the peak six weeks month after a fatal eruption, the country's Geological Agency has said. The volcano in West Sumatra province erupted at least…

China's Foreign Ministry and Embassies around the world this weekend warned countries against supporting Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and condemned foreign governments that congratulated the island's president-elect Lai…

Two former senior U.S. officials will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for post-election talks and underscore the U.S. government's "longstanding interest" in peace across the Taiwan Strait, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei has said. Lai…

U.S. President Joe Biden has said the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic…

Queen Margrethe II, Denmark's longest reigning monarch, is due to pass the throne to her first-born son Frederik on Sunday and tens of thousands of Danes are expected to gather in the streets of Copenhagen to witness the historic…

Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party secured an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term, with the party’s candidate, current Vice President Lai Ching-te, winning 40% of the ballot. He defeated Hou Yu-ih of the…