U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order imposing new vaccine requirements for most foreign national air travellers and lifting severe travel restrictions on China, India and much of Europe effective Nov. 8, the White House said.

Mali’s interim government has expelled the representative of West African bloc ECOWAS, Hamidou Boly from the conflict-ridden and coup-prone country.

Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) treatment of Black Africans in strong terms.

Sudan’s military seized power in a coup on Monday, arresting members of a transitional government that was supposed to guide the country to democracy following the overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising two years ago.

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade, despite a temporary reduction during pandemic lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published Monday.

The leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have endorsed a package of measures to deal with the immediate effects of the spike in energy prices, the European Council said on Friday.

Japan's Princess Mako has married her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro - thus losing her royal status.

Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa last year, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and partners said in a report published on Tuesday.