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Nuclear-armed North Korea launched four ballistic missiles on Monday in another challenge to US President Donald Trump, with three landing provocatively close to America’s ally Japan.

Seoul…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday German actions in stopping political meetings of resident Turks that were due to be addressed by Turkish officials “were no different to those…

A 39-year-old Sikh man was injured in the city of Kent, US, after an unidentified man shot him outside his home and allegedly shouted “go back to your own country”.

The Sikh man has been…

Mexico has opened legal aid centers at consulates in 50 US cities, in a move designed to protect its citizens from tougher immigration enforcement.

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray…

Japan’s ruling party approved a change in party rules on Sunday which could pave the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country’s longest-serving leader in the post-World War II era…

Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes on Saturday against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, a spokesman said, accusing troops from the country’s rival west…

A spokesman for Barack Obama on Saturday rejected claims from US President Donald Trump that the former president had wiretapped him in October during the late stages of the presidential election…

Somalia’s prime minister has announced the deaths of at least 110 people due to hunger and diarrhea in the country over the past 48 hours amid a drought in the Bay region.

The announcement…

The United Nations warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime and a serious violation of international humanitarian law, according to a statement…

French conservative candidate Francois Fillon battled to keep his presidential hopes alive ahead of a major rally on Sunday as his wife broke her silence over the “fake jobs” scandal that has…

US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused his predecessor Barack Obama of "tapping" his phone during last year's White House campaign, without providing evidence of the explosive charge.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a new agreement with Tunisia on tackling illegal migration during a visit on Friday, following tensions over the case of Tunisian suspect in the Berlin…

The defense budget of China will increase by around 7% this year compared to last year’s $146 billion, spokesperson of the country’s National People’s Congress has announced.

The…

Malaysia said on Saturday it was expelling the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader…

US Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account for matters of public business as governor of Indiana, the US media reported.

Emails obtained by that state's daily Indianapolis…

Hundreds of Mosul residents continue to flee their homes, as Iraqi forces fight to reclaim the city from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group.

France 24 followed a military convoy…

Egypt’s top appeals court found former president, Hosni Mubarak, innocent on Thursday of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, the final…

Sweden’s left-leaning government introduced a military draft for both men and women on Thursday because of what its defense minister called a deteriorating security environment in Europe and…

Russian General Staff chief, Valery Gerasimov, and NATO head, Petr Pavel, have had their first telephone conversation since relations between Russia and the West soured.

The initiative came…

The Syrian Army has recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from IS for the second time in a year with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes.

The self-styled Islamic State seized…

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats over their demands for US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, calling their actions a “total witch hunt”.

Sessions on Thursday…

Turkey has summoned the German ambassador to Ankara to protest against the cancellation of a talk by the Turkish justice minister in Germany, according to foreign ministry sources.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will on Wednesday unveil his plan for the European Union’s future after Britain’s departure, his spokesman said.

Juncker’s so-called “White…

US President Donald Trump has said he believes ex-president, Barack Obama, is behind the protests against Republican lawmakers and national security leaks.

He told Fox News: “I think…

Wilbur Ross sailed through Senate confirmation to become the new commerce secretary, despite tough questions about his possible ties with Russian oligarchs through his position on the board of the…