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South Korea has been seen to be making moves to increase the size and range of its ballistic missiles in the wake of increased weapons testing by North Korea.

Chinese President Xi Jinping touted the need to build a "world-class" army capable of "defeating all invading enemies" at a military parade held Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of the People's…

Police disrupted the first alleged plot in Australia to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on Sydney homes, officials said Sunday.

Four Arab countries boycotting Qatar will only enter dialogue to ease the dispute if Doha agrees to certain demands, and “fights terror”, the group said as they met in Manama on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, after Moscow ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and…

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of politicizing the hajj, claiming Riyadh has imposed restrictions on Qatari nationals planning to travel to Mecca for the annual Muslim pilgrimage.

Pakistan's ruling party appointed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister after the ouster of Nawaz Sharif, CNN reported.

Abbasi, 58, is a staunch Sharif loyalist and had been the…

At least 54 people have been injured, one seriously, after a train crashed at a station in the Spanish city of Barcelona, officials say.

The incident happened during the morning rush hour…

Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office on Friday over undeclared assets, plunging the nuclear-armed South Asian nation into political turmoil after a period…

In a stinging blow to President Donald Trump, US Senate Republicans failed on Friday to dismantle Obamacare, falling short on a major campaign promise and perhaps ending a seven-year quest by…

Qatar wants the United Nations to have a greater role in resolving its standoff with a Saudi-led alliance after US and UK efforts to find a solution among the parties reached an impasse, Foreign…

The commander of the United States Pacific Fleet said Thursday that he would launch a nuclear strike on China if President Donald Trump ordered it.

“The answer would be: Yes,” Adm. Scott…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II lashed out at Israel’s prime minister on Thursday, saying everyone in the kingdom was “infuriated” by what he called “unacceptable and provocative behavior” in connection…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a bill ratifying a protocol to the 2015 agreement between Moscow and Damascus regulating the deployment of the Russian Air Force in Syria for 49 years…

More than 50 people were killed in a Boko Haram ambush on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, multiple sources told AFP news agency on Thursday, warning the death toll…

Israel’s conduct, including the tightening of security measures around holy sites in Beit-ul-Moqadass and reluctance to restrain West Bank settlers’ activity, is pushing Palestinians to resort to…

The European Union has delivered a stern warning to the US over a plan to impose new sanctions on Russia, opening up the prospect of a rift between the two allies over how to deal with Moscow’s…

At least 10,000 people were evacuated overnight after a new wildfire broke out in southern France, which was already battling massive blazes, authorities said Wednesday.

The new fire broke…

Silent but defiant, Cardinal George Pell made his first court appearance in Australia on Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse, vowing through his lawyer to fight the allegations that have rocked…

Qatar has described a new blacklist released by Saudi Arabia and its allies as a “disappointing surprise”, saying it was doing all it could to fight extremism.

Taliban fighters have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers in an attack on their base near the key southern city of Kandahar, the army says. A defense ministry spokesman said heavy fighting was…

Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to abandon what it termed a “bloody execution spree”, after reports that 14 more men are set to be executed.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that Kurdistan’s independence referendum is not mentioned in the constitution and will not deal with its results.

The Iraqi leader in a…

Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and “say no” to outside forces seeking to interfere in the South China Sea dispute, in an apparent swipe at the United States ahead of a…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stoked a dispute with NATO ally Germany on Tuesday, warning of western agents “roaming free” in Turkey and telling those who threaten the country with…