
The final phase of ending the United States’ “forever war” in Afghanistan formally began Saturday after 20 years as the last US and NATO troops are expected to withdraw by the end of summer. US President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of ...

India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections. The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, ...