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Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez has been appointed as the Andean country's new minister of foreign affairs, President Ivan Duque said on Wednesday, following the resignation of Claudia Blum.

The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.

Australia will bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, the third time the sport's showcase event would be held in the country.

The EU official leading talks to revive Iran's nuclear deal said on Wednesday he was confident a deal would be reached as the negotiations adjourned, although European diplomats said success was not guaranteed with very difficult issues remaining.

The earthquake hit at a depth of 17.6 km (11 miles) and its epicentre was in eastern Afghanistan.

Jesus Santrich, one of the most prominent leaders of a group of Colombia's former FARC rebels who reject a 2016 peace accord, has been killed in Venezuela in an operation by Colombia's military, former FARC dissidents said late on Tuesday.

Federal authorities have charged a former University of Louisville assistant basketball coach with attempting to extort the university after his dismissal from the team.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put on at Mount Rushmore has reignited legal tensions between her and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Joe Biden is back behind the wheel. And now he's gone, bolting down the track.

After 13yearold Sahil Shah lost his sense of smell to COVID19 in November, his parents looked everywhere for help.

Abortion rights groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing druginduced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process.

A reported backchannel communication with India early this year, resulted in the restoration of the 2003 ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control in February.

Two sheriff's deputies involved in the January death of a South Carolina inmate with mental health issues have been fired, days after the release of video clips showing deputies repeatedly deploying stun guns and kneeling on the mans back before he stops...

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said late on Monday that, in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces, it is enhancing security control after it detected the firing of rockets from the general area of Rashaya Al Foukhar north of Kf...

Only about 35 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated, and yet the CDC said on May 14, 2021 that fully vaccinated people can lose their masks in most indoor and outdoor settings.

Paris SaintGermain routed Reims 40 to take the French title race to the last day, as Lille drew 00 at home to SaintEtienne on Sunday for a onepoint lead at the top.