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Belgian security forces on Wednesday identified the man who set off an explosion at one of Brussels’ busiest rail stations before soldiers shot him dead, in the latest attack to hit Europe.

Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party believe they can stop Brexit without a deal if such a situation should arise, news media reported on Tuesday.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has approved proceedings against Attorney General Luisa Ortega who is accused of allegedly committing “grave errors” in her role as the nation’s top law-enforcement…

Iraq and Saudi Arabia are setting up a coordination council to upgrade strategic ties, a joint statement said on Tuesday, as part of an attempt to heal troubled relations between the Arab…

An American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months died at a Cincinnati hospital on Monday, just days after he was released from captivity in a coma, his family said.

South American nations have failed to pass a resolution aimed at ending months of violent demonstrations in Venezuela. The oil-rich nation has been engulfed by a political and economic crisis.…

A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on Monday, leaving the driver dead in what the interior minister said was an “attempted attack”.

Australia said on Tuesday it was suspending airstrikes into Syria following the US downing of a Syrian military jet on Sunday and Russia’s subsequent threat against US-led coalition aircraft.“As a…

The European Union has called on Arab countries to “de-escalate the tensions and to engage in direct dialogue” following the ongoing crisis between Qatar and other Arab states in the region.

The UK lost its first battle with the European Union over the timetable for Brexit talks, as the bloc’s chief negotiator warned that the consequences of leaving will be “substantial”.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will take up a momentous fight over parties manipulating electoral districts to gain partisan advantage in a case that could affect the balance of power between…

Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Mosul’s Old City on Monday after launching a final assault on the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, warning civilians to stay inside and telling militants…

Qatar hit out on Monday at four Arab nations for cutting diplomatic ties and transport links over Doha's alleged support for terrorism, accusing them of a "publicity stunt" aimed solely at…

The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria…

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune said his country is keen to build closer relations with Iran after the 2015 nuclear deal and follow up on the agreements previously reached between the…

The Qatari Defense Ministry has announced the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers in the capital Doha to take part in joint military exercises.

The forces conducted their first…

Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said.

“It is a militant attack. Malian special forces…

After almost a year of waffling, Britain on Monday finally opens negotiations with its European Union counterparts about leaving the bloc, with the final outcome, due in 2019, as important as it…

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to prepare a joint response to cyberattacks in the 28-nation bloc, including imposing sanctions on offenders.

The ministers said in a statement…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s party has won a clear parliamentary majority, results show, weeks after his own presidential victory.

With nearly all votes counted, his La Republique en…

A van plowed into worshippers leaving a London mosque on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in what witnesses said was a deliberate attack on Muslims.

A US fighter jet has shot down a Syrian government plane in Syria’s Raqqa Province, officials from both sides have said.

The US-led coalition on Sunday said it downed the plane after it…

New US sanctions against Russia, if implemented, will not push the latter into a deadlock, but will harm relations between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

At least 25 Yemeni civilians were killed when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the northern Saada Province, a local health official said on Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly…

There will be no queen’s speech next year to give MPs more time to deal with Brexit laws, the government says. Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom said the next parliamentary session was being…