South Korea, US to carry out major joint military drills to boost readiness amid North Korea threat

Speaking at a joint press conference, officials downplayed concerns that South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae Myung is looking to scale back this year’s dr...

Victims of Jeffrey Epstein report feeling 'anxious, exhausted' about disputes regarding sealed files

Some victims of disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims expressed concern over reports the Trump administration may be considering offering his former gi...

Helicopter crashes in Ghana killing defence and environment ministers and six others on board

Videos circulating online showed debris from the helicopter on fire in a remote forest area. Authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal accident th...

Russia now appears more inclined towards a ceasefire, Zelenskyy says in nightly address

Vladimir Putin held talks with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, days before the White House's revised deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal or p...

Russia now appears more inclined towards a ceasefire, Zelenskyy says in nightly address

Vladimir Putin held talks with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, days before the White House's revised deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal or p...

Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned

Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.

Pakistan extended the dead...

Belarus targets government critics with continued raids and detention, activists say

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the oppositi...

Historic peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan might be signed in the US

Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington this week for a summit which could advance a much-anticipated peace agreement between ...

Italy greenlights €13 billion project to build world's largest suspension bridge to Sicily

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.

Italy gave th...

Lithuania asks NATO for air defence support after Russian drone incursions

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about "the recent drone incidents".

Lithuania has asked NAT...

Iran executes one man accused of spying for Israel and another for Islamic State links

Rouzbeh Vadi shared classified information about an Iranian nuclear scientist to Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad, state media reported.

Iran executed t...

Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.

Lebanon's governm...

France arrests man who lit cigarette from war memorial flame in Paris

A video posted on social media shows a man lighting a cigarette from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris before calmly walking away.

A man who lit a cigaret...

RFK Jr announced halt to $500 million in federal vaccine development funding

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr says the administration is focusing on coming up with a universal vaccine, replacing mRNA technologies and overcoming the...

Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary since US atomic bombing of the city

Japan held a memorial service and ceremony for victims and the remaining survivors of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, marking its 80th anniversary and renewin...

UN Security Council meets to discuss Israel-Hamas war, debate situation of hostages in Gaza

Members of the UN Security Council offered their sympathy to Israeli hostages after a video showing an emaciated captive was released by Hamas, but called on Isra...

Bangladesh's interim leader says parliamentary election will take place in February

In a televised address, Muhammad Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organise the vote before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Bangladesh's i...

Turkish committee begins work on PKK peace deal in step towards end of decades-long insurgency

The PKK had waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.

A newly ...

At least four killed and several trapped in flash flooding in northern India, officials say

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in Uttarakhand, a Himalayan region prone to flash floods and landslides du...

At least four killed and several trapped in flash flooding in northern India, officials say

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in Uttarakhand, a Himalayan region prone to flash floods and landslides du...

China and Russia conduct joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan

The Chinese and Russian governments have deepened ties in recent years, with Beijing refusing to place sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine...