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Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away

A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn against the threat of lava flows and falling rocks, but there were no reports of injuries or casualties.

N.Korea confirms submarine launch of new ballistic missile

Russia urges international aid for Afghanistan at talks with Taliban

Arriving in fighter jet, S.Korea's Moon urges defence industry growth

In Kabul clinic, Taliban and the soldiers they fought confront wounds of war

Bomb hits army bus in Damascus, shells target rebel-held northwest

Taliban praise suicide bombers, offer families cash and land

Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray for second time this week

Queen Elizabeth told to rest by doctors - Palace

Myanmar's economic woes due to gross mismanagement since coup - U.S. official

A year after Lagos bloodshed, Nigerians say promises of police reform prove hollow

Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot - Iran state TV

Five people were killed and four injured in a blast inside a Syrian army ammunition depot alongside the Homs-Hama road in the centre of the country, Iran's state-run TV channel Al-Alam said on Wednesday.

Romania's PM-designate fails to win parliament confidence

As COVID-19 engulfs Romania, funeral homes struggle to keep up

Police raid homes, businesses across Germany, Italy, Bulgaria in mafia probe

Russia scrambles fighter jets to escort U.S. strategic bombers over Black Sea

Taiwan says odds of war with China in next year 'very low'

'We don't have water': South American dam faces energy crunch as river ebbs

Activists battle high costs, travel curbs to make climate talks

Kremlin says Putin-Biden meeting this year is possible