International

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-i-Islami, has called on the Taliban to come to the negotiating table in his first public appearance in 20 years.

At least 200 people…

Defeated French presidential election first-round candidate, Jean-Luc Melenchon, said on Friday he would not give any indication as to who his supporters should vote for in the May 7 runoff. “Me,…

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and US militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China.

Police in Brazil tear-gassed demonstrators and rioters burned buses in the violent conclusion of a general strike that shut down transport, schools and banks in protest against austerity reforms…

At least 50 Palestinian protesters were injured in clashes with Israeli forces on a “day of rage” held across the occupied Palestinian territories to show solidarity with more than 1,500 prisoners…

Pope Francis, speaking at the heart of Sunni Islam scholarship, stressed the importance of unity between Muslims and Christians to shape world peace and emphasized the “incompatibility of violence…

France’s centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron, said he would push for European Union sanctions against Poland and any other states accused of violating EU principles if he wins France’…

US Marines have returned to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, the first to be deployed in the war-torn country since NATO forces ended their combat role in 2014.

Commander of US and NATO…

Pope Francis landed in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday to promote dialogue with Muslims and support the country’s embattled Christians who have suffered a series of terrorist attacks. He will…

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response to North Korea and pile pressure on China to rein in its ally.

Chinese…

Palestinians prepared for a “day of rage” across the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday in solidarity with more than 1,500 prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons.

A day of…

Violence broke out in Macedonia’s Parliament on Thursday after an ethnic Albanian MP was elected speaker, sparking outrage from nationalists.

Hundreds of angry protesters surrounded and…

Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential candidate for the August election.

Odinga, 72, is set to face incumbent President…

Kashmir has been immortalized in medieval Persian poetry as “paradise on Earth”. But tourists are staying away from the region because of long-running protests against Indian rule.

The Afghan Taliban launched their “spring offensive” on Friday, heralding fresh fighting in the drawn-out conflict as embattled security forces struggle to recover from a devastating attack on a…

US President Donald Trump said there is a chance of having a major conflict with North Korea.

Trump made the statement in an Oval Office interview with Reuters ahead of his 100th day in…

A social media campaign highlighting the plight of more than 1,500 hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has gone viral, with people from across the world posting videos of…

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was booed off stage as he on Thursday addressed a town hall meeting in a southeastern region rocked by protests and a general strike. Six years since a…

President Nicolas Maduro is facing growing, deadly unrest across Venezuela. Amid the country’s deepening economic and political crisis, the leftist leader is also increasingly isolated within the…

Turkish authorities have detained more than a thousand people suspected of having links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The overnight crackdown was one of the largest operations in months…

A top Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an opposition legal challenge to an April 16 referendum that gave Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greater powers.

Opposition activists had…

US Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to impose an arms embargo and additional sanctions on South Sudan to pressure the parties to end the civil war in the world’s…

A large group of Maoists who ambushed a team of the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma area on Monday, killing 25 soldiers in the deadliest attack in seven years, used…

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday held her first talks with key EU Brexit negotiators, as the bloc hardens its position ahead of a summit to lay down its “redlines”.

The UN has warned that 17 million Yemenis will be in famine unless the world sends urgent humanitarian help.

Antonio Guterres, the UN chief, issued a call for action on Tuesday at the aid…