In 2020, Japan granted refugee status to only 47 out of nearly 4,000 applicants

A Texas GOP official who consistently mocked COVID-19 vaccines and masks on social media, died five days after posting a meme on Facebook, questioning the idea of getting inoculated against the virus.

The Taliban has seized key customs posts and is collecting import duties on goods entering Afghanistan, a Ministry of Finance official said, cutting off a key revenue source for President Ashraf Ghani’s beleaguered government.

Houston has been accused of failing to report sexual abuse of a young male allegedly carried out by his father in the 1970s.