Sri Lanka confirmed Wednesday the expected arrival of a Chinese research ship, following a visit by a spacecraft-tracking vessel last year that raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi […]

A Taiwanese court sentenced a retired air force colonel to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for spying for Beijing and handing over confidential national security information. China claims self-ruled, […]

Israeli strikes hit Syria’s Aleppo airport on Wednesday, a war monitor said, in what was the fourth such incident in two weeks as regional tensions simmer over the Israel-Hamas war […]

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New […]

Art is “probably the only help one has to cope” in a world being traumatised by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, one of Austria’s most famous artists told AFP. […]

Boeing reported a larger-than-expected loss Wednesday as it trimmed its full-year forecast for deliveries of the 737 to address a manufacturing problem on the aircraft. The US aviation giant, which […]

Israeli strikes killed eight soldiers in southern Syria on Wednesday, later returning to bomb Aleppo airport for the fourth time in a fortnight, the defence ministry in Damascus said. Israel […]

Boeing reported a larger-than-expected loss Wednesday as it trimmed its full-year forecast for deliveries of the 737 to address a manufacturing problem on the aircraft. The US aviation giant, which […]

German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it would launch a regional carrier next year to bolster its short-haul service in Europe while cutting costs. “Lufthansa Group’s newly established City Airlines will […]

Boeing reported another hefty loss Wednesday as it trimmed its full-year forecast for deliveries of the 737 to address a manufacturing problem on the aircraft. The US aviation giant, which […]

President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France was sending a navy ship to support the Gaza Strip’s hospitals which are at risk of collapsing under Israel’s bombing and siege. […]

Russia’s armed forces have recruited 385,000 people so far this year, officials said Wednesday, as Moscow needs masses of soldiers for its Ukraine offensive. Russia does not say how many […]

Russia’s armed forces have recruited 385,000 people so far this year, officials said Wednesday, as Moscow needs masses of soldiers for its Ukraine offensive. Russia does not say how many […]

The Czech government said Wednesday it would buy 48 I-Derby Long Range air-to-air missiles from Israel in its bid to boost defence capacities as the war in Ukraine rages on. […]

Russia is training its forces for a “massive” nuclear strike in response to an “enemy nuclear strike”, Moscow’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday as Russia fired test ballistic missiles. […]

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 […]