Taliban declares war in Afghanistan is over amid reports of revenge killings and brutal tactics

The Taliban has declared that the war in Afghanistan is over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul.

Haiti earthquake death toll jumps to 1,297 as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Hospitals in Haiti have become overwhelmed as they treat thousands of people injured in a earthquake that has left 1,297 dead.

Nobody could predict Afghanistan would implode so quickly – but who’s to blame for the crisis?

Three and a half weeks ago I had breakfast with the Afghan national security advisor in his five-star hotel on London's Park Lane.

Who are the Taliban, what is their history and what do they want for Afghanistan?

Taliban militants have entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country.

Hundreds sprint to Kabul airport – the only way out – as morning breaks a day after Taliban’s takeover

Scenes of chaos have been seen at Kabul's airport as hundreds of desperate Afghans, foreign diplomats and officials attempt to flee the country.

Trump calls for Biden to resign, as Dominic Raab accused of ‘going AWOL’ with week-long holiday

The UK and the US are facing criticism over their handling of the deepening crisis in Afghanistan.

‘They are in grave danger’: Fears for influential women who ‘spearheaded change’ in Afghanistan

It wasn't until after her 10th birthday that Homira Rezai first went to school.

Man wrongly accused of starting wildfires murdered and burned by mob

Algerian authorities have detained 36 people after the mob killing and burning of a man wrongly accused of starting wildfires.