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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's government on Sunday called for the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 Nepalis working as security staff with embassies and with international aid groups in Afghanistan. "W...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said in a security alert on Sunday that the security situation in the Afghan capital was changing quickly, including at the airport, where there were reports of g...

(Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will not be attending the high-profile annual Jackson Hole conference of central bankers in late August, an ECB spokesperson said. The Sun...

KABUL (Reuters) - Ashraf Ghani, who left Afghanistan on Sunday following the Taliban's rapid advance through the country and into Kabul, was twice elected Afghan president, as well as being one of the...

By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday called a snap early election for Sept. 20, saying he needed a new mandate to ensure voters appro...

KABUL (Reuters) - Two Taliban officials told Reuters on Sunday there would be no transitional government in Afghanistan and that the group expects a complete handover of power. President Ashraf Ghani ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday said he was deeply concerned about the future of Afghanistan and called on the Taliban insurgents to end violence as they entered t...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Sunday reported 26,750 further cases of COVID-19 and 61 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to official data. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A wildfire blazed in hills west of Jerusalem on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of several small outlying communities, emergency services and witnesses said, as clouds of smoke dr...

(Reuters) - Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani left the Afghan capital for Tajikistan, capping the militants' lightning push for power. Here are some ...