Suspected militants kill at least 19 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities say.

Russian President Putin denounces the West’s policy of sending people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan to countries near Russia, saying he doesn’t want the militants to sneak into the region under the guise of refugees.

The Taliban have captured another provincial capital in the northern Afghanistan, taking the number of cities they have seized since Friday to nine.

Militant attack in Chad kills 26 soldiers amid persisting foreign military intervention across Central Africa.

A top Syrian official says efforts are being made to improve diplomatic ties between Damascus and Riyadh after more than a decade of estrangement.

A three-day ceasefire has come into effect in Afghanistan in observance of Eid al-Fitr holiday, after weeks of intense clashes throughout the country.

The Taliban militant group captures a key district in Afghanistan’s central province of Wardak, despite the announcement of a three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.