North Korea said Friday that it had tested an “underwater nuclear weapon system” in response to joint naval exercises by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that involved a US nuclear-powered aircraft […]

Beijing has said it was willing to mediate tensions between Pakistan and Iran, after the two countries traded deadly air strikes on militant targets on each other’s territory. China is […]

Pakistan’s Prime Minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week. The rare […]

A Thai court on Friday ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the kingdom braces for its annual peak […]

Pakistan’s prime minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week. The rare […]

Gunfire and air strikes on Friday shook Gaza’s city of Khan Yunis, witnesses said, where Israel is pressing its southward push against Hamas militants. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported intense […]

Ukraine on Friday urged the West to “get serious” about curbing Russia’s arms production by cutting off the supply of key parts to Moscow. “The West must get serious about […]

Ukraine on Friday urged the West to “get serious” about curbing Russia’s arms production by shutting loopholes that allow it to keep sourcing key parts. Western countries have sanctioned swathes […]

An Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency return to Miami International Airport late Thursday, touching down after an engine malfunction soon after take-off, the airline said. The […]

A 61-year-old retired airline pilot was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison for allegedly planning to join the Ukrainian army, a Russian court said. Igor Pokusin, born in […]

Iran’s strikes this week in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria have brought back into the spotlight its ballistic missile programme, which has ground forward over the past 40 years despite sanctions. […]

Pakistan’s prime minister held an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week. The rare military […]

Gunfire and air strikes on Friday shook Gaza’s city of Khan Yunis, witnesses said, where Israel is pressing its southward push against Hamas militants. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported intense […]

The three Baltic states on Friday agreed to build new defences on their borders with Belarus and Russia, Tallinn said, given security concerns in the region over Russia’s invasion of […]

Pakistan’s prime minister held an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week. The rare military […]

Chad’s military intelligence service on Friday said it had arrested more than 80 people and foiled “insurrectional operations” threatening state security. The General Directorate of Military Intelligence (DGRM) said in […]

Finnish labour unions on Friday announced they would shut down commercial air traffic for the first two days of February, adding to growing plans for strikes protesting government proposed labour […]

The three Baltic states on Friday agreed to build new defences on their borders with Belarus and Russia, given security concerns in the region over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s […]

Pakistan and Iran “agreed to de-escalate” tensions Friday, Islamabad said, after trading deadly air strikes on militant targets in each other’s territory this week. “The two foreign ministers agreed that […]

Pakistan and Iran “agreed to de-escalate” tensions Friday, Islamabad said, after trading deadly airstrikes on militant targets in each other’s territory this week. The rare military actions in the porous […]