At least 522 seals and sea lions have been found dead along the coast of southern Brazil, authorities said Wednesday, blaming the die-off on avian flu. Brazil declared an animal […]

The Israeli military said late Wednesday that its aircraft struck at Lebanon in retaliation for the earlier launch of a surface-to-air missile. “A short while ago, the IDF Aerial Defense […]

In a sandy ravine outside Kyiv, a group of soldiers in camouflage were learning the basics of warfare — in Russian. A newly-formed battalion within the Ukrainian army is made […]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisted Thursday that Ethiopia would not pursue its interests “through war” after previous remarks about seeking access to the Red Sea raised regional concerns. “There are […]

Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday. “Nine PKK […]

Ukrainian explosives expert Valeriy Onul lost his lower right leg after stepping on a landmine, but it hasn’t stopped him returning to his job clearing mines. “Someone has to do […]

South Korea, Japan and the United States “strongly condemn” North Korea supplying arms to Moscow, the allies said in a joint statement Thursday, adding that “several” such deliveries have been […]

Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday. Two weeks […]

Sudan’s warring parties have resumed negotiations in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending a six-month-old war that has killed more than 9,000 people, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Thursday. “The […]

Sudan’s warring parties on Thursday resumed talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry […]

Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday, as Turkey said it launched renewed air strikes on northern Iraq. Turkey has intensified its […]

Taiwan said Thursday that a Chinese flotilla led by the Shandong aircraft carrier had entered the Pacific Ocean via the Bashi Channel, a waterway that separates the island from the […]

China’s defence ministry on Thursday accused Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party of pushing the island toward a “dangerous situation of war” at an “accelerated” pace, after reports that Taipei planned to […]

Russian lawmakers backed a record increase in defence spending to fund Moscow’s ongoing offensive on Ukraine, in a first reading of the bill Thursday. Parliamentarians in the State Duma voted […]

Russian lawmakers backed a record increase in defence spending to fund Moscow’s ongoing offensive on Ukraine, in a first reading of the bill Thursday. Parliamentarians in the State Duma voted […]

Russian lawmakers backed a record increase in military spending to fund Moscow’s offensive on Ukraine, in a first reading of the bill Thursday. Defence spending will account for almost a […]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisted Thursday that Ethiopia would not invade another country or pursue its interests “through war” after previous remarks he made about seeking access to the Red […]

Sudan’s warring parties resumed talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry […]

Sudan’s warring parties resumed talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry […]

Russia’s FSB security services said Thursday it had killed a man while foiling what it said was the latest of several Ukraine-inspired murder and sabotage plots against its soldiers. The […]