Russia said Wednesday its air defence had shot down two Ukrainian missiles headed for Moscow-annexed Crimea, adding that the attack did not cause casualties or destruction. “Russian air-defence forces intercepted […]

France’s justice minister vowed Wednesday to crack down on “the little jokers” behind a flurry of false bomb alerts that caused chaos at airports and tourist sites on Wednesday. Emailed […]

Brazil’s army said Wednesday it is keeping around 160 soldiers on lockdown at a military base as it investigates the theft of 21 heavy machine guns, including some capable of […]

At least a hundred protesters occupied a building of the US Congress on Wednesday urging lawmakers and Joe Biden’s administration to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, which has been […]

Relations between Russia and North Korea have reached a “qualitatively new, strategic” level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday in Pyongyang, according to Moscow state media. Lavrov arrived Wednesday […]

Relations between Russia and North Korea have reached a “qualitatively new, strategic” level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday in Pyongyang, according to Moscow state media. Lavrov arrived Wednesday […]

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter worn-torn Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air […]

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter war-torn Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday slammed US policy towards North Korea as “dangerous” during a visit to Pyongyang, while touting the “new, strategic level” of relations between Moscow […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed US policy towards North Korea as “dangerous” during a visit to Pyongyang Thursday, while touting the “new, strategic level” of relations between Moscow and […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Thursday, after slamming US policy towards the nuclear-armed state as “dangerous”. Lavrov hailed North Korea as a […]

The first French road convoy containing troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in neighbouring Chad, the French military said on Thursday. The convoy “has […]

The first French road convoy containing troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in neighbouring Chad, the French military said on Thursday. The convoy “has […]

At least 14 French airports received bomb threats on Thursday, with at least eight evacuated, in the latest series of false alarms that have rattled the country over the past […]

The first French road convoy of troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in neighbouring Chad’s capital, the French military said on Thursday. The pullout, […]

Fourteen French airports received bomb threats on Thursday, with at least nine evacuated, in the latest series of false alarms that have rattled the country over the past week. Most […]

Eight sleeping children killed in one strike, doctors fighting but failing to save an unborn child — such were the stories recounted by Gaza medics on Thursday as Israel stepped […]

NATO on Thursday said it was ramping up patrols in the Baltic Sea after damage to underwater infrastructure between alliance members in the area. “The increased measures include additional surveillance […]

A US Navy ship on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said. Three “land-attack cruise missiles […]

A US Navy ship on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said. Three “land-attack cruise missiles […]