A second person has been confirmed dead following a suspected gas explosion that occurred in a local apartment building on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities here.
Eight policemen were confirmed dead and 16 others sustained injuries as militants attacked security checkpoints in Kajran district of Afghanistan's central Daikundi province on Friday, provincial governor Ahla Rahmati said.
A group of humanitarian aid organizations has launched a worldwide campaign focusing on the plight of civilians caught in fighting in Idlib province, northwestern Syria.
World leaders have gathered in Osaka for the G20 summit. The two-day meeting comes at a time of heightened global tensions, including the ongoing US-China trade war and the friction between Washington and Tehran.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has dismissed allegations of fraud in the country's April presidential election, upholding Joko Widodo's election to a second term in office.