Any air travel can be stressful, but facing down a long-haul flight can be especially intimidating.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi last month sent a message to his Gulf allies. "The most important point here is support from our brothers," he said at the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai, where he was guest of honor.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko -- a close ally of Vladimir Putin -- on Wednesday, in a state visit that comes as the West warns China against providing lethal aid for Putin's war in Ukraine.

The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year -- the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country's authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts.

Nestlé has announced that it will close its sole factory and head office in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, as it switches to a more "sustainable" business model amid ongoing turmoil in the country.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria's controversial presidential elections, as opposition leaders decried the polls as rigged and called for a fresh vote.

The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU's main institutions.

It's been nearly a month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of thousands of people and injuring many more.

Turkey's Red Crescent organization has been criticized by lawmakers and citizens after revelations that it sold tents to a charity instead of donating them to people in urgent need after the massive earthquake that claimed more than 44,000 lives earlier this month.

Nigeria's main opposition parties are calling for fresh elections, describing results currently being announced by electoral body as "heavily doctored and manipulated," in a joint press conference in the capital, Abuja.