The World Health Organization said there has been a decline in newly reported Covid-19 cases but urged people to refrain from travel during the holiday season warning that recent gains could easily be lost.

After France’s president said NATO was suffering “brain death,” the alliance sought advice on how to stay vibrant as it faces new challenges from Russia and China.

With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming months “are going to be just horrible.”

Tens of thousands of farmers blocked New Delhi roads.

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested recently passed pro-market agricultural policies which they fear will lead to a takeover of the industry by large, politically connected corporations.

A year after a deadly volcanic eruption killed 22 people on New Zealand’s White Island, the country’s workplace safety regulator has charged 13 organizations and individuals for their roles in the disaster.

The president-elect’s aim of restoring foreign policy norms has spooked human rights defenders in Asia, who praise President Trump as someone willing to confront dictators.

“We chase the criminals to the end,” the Iranian defense minister said at the funeral of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.