The Taliban have dissolved Afghanistan's two election commissions, as well as state ministries for peace and parliamentarian affairs, after deeming them unnecessary for the country's current situation.
Pope Francis sought on Sunday to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: "Please, thanks and sorry."
New restrictions on gatherings and restaurants are taking effect in Quebec on Sunday as Canada crossed the threshold of two million cases of COVID-19.
The bodies of 27 Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two women, have washed ashore in western Libya, the country's Red Crescent said, describing the latest tragedy involving migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of better lives in Europe.
U.S. airlines called off hundreds of flights for a third consecutive day on Sunday as surging COVID-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus grounded crews and forced tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travellers to change their plans.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.
