International

As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi prepares to be sworn in for a second four-year term on Saturday, a wave of arrests signals his government’s fear of social dissent, analysts say.

Brazil’s army is often called to help when things go wrong, so it was no surprise to see soldiers deploy during a crippling truckers’ strike. The difference this time: loud calls for the…

Myanmar and the UN have agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe return of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled military-led violence into Bangladesh.

Italy searched for a last-minute exit from almost three months of political turmoil on Wednesday, with its biggest party looking to make a renewed attempt to form a coalition government with the…

A ceasefire agreement appeared to be holding following one of the worst days in violence in the Gaza Strip since the 2014 Gaza war.

Hamas said on Wednesday that armed groups in the Gaza…

A coordinated assault on the Interior Ministry building in Afghanistan’s capital ended with all ten attackers killed.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Tuesday fired back at US President Donald Trump for renewing his claim that Mexico would pay for Trump’s proposed border wall “in the end”. “NO. Mexico…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit North Korea on May 31 to discuss the situation on the peninsula. It follows Pyongyang’s landmark demolition of its nuclear test site last week…

Chinese warships and aircraft scrambled to confront a “freedom of navigation” exercise in the disputed Paracel Islands earlier this week was “safe but unprofessional”, the US Navy says.

Belgian police were on Wednesday investigating how a gunman known for contacts with militant groups came to launch a brazen suspected terror attack, shooting dead two female officers with their…

The Israeli military launched a series of air strikes on Palestinian positions in Gaza on Tuesday.

At least one base belonging to Hamas and four for Islamic Jihad were struck by Israel,…

Diplomacy accelerated Tuesday ahead of a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a team of American diplomats involved in preparatory…

The euro looked to have dodged a bullet when Italy’s would-be euroskeptic coalition government collapsed at the weekend, but it may turn out to have been the opening salvo in a war over Europe’s…

A man has shot dead two police officers and a nearby driver in the eastern Belgian city of Liege. The gunman took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Two other…

Germany is worried by signs of weakening in the network of multilateral organizations and agreements designed to foster international cooperation, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

The UK approved record weapons export licenses to Israel last year, according to new figures by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.

In 2017, Britain issued $294 million worth of arms…

Four Libyan leaders on Tuesday committed to holding elections in the fractured country on December 10 in a joint statement issued at a peace conference in Paris.

The four men, who…

A US team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to President Donald Trump, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place…

Spanish authorities have rescued more than 500 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a bid to reach Europe.

Spain’s maritime rescue service said it pulled 243 people from…

Chinese officials reacted angrily to the presence of two US Navy warships in the South China Sea on Sunday, with a Defense Ministry spokesman calling it a “provocation” and “a serious…

Colombia’s presidential election will head to a runoff next month, since no candidate won 50% of the vote on Sunday.

With 99.9% of polling stations reporting on Sunday, conservative Ivan…

Italy was plunged into fresh political chaos as the president prepared on Monday to appoint a pro-austerity economist as leader after a bid by two populist parties to form a government collapsed…

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expects a new coalition government to be formed within a month because nobody has an interest in a delay, the newspaper al-Mustaqbal reported on Monday.…

Pakistan on Monday appointed former chief justice Nasir Ul Mulk as interim prime minister until general elections are held on July 25, premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. “No Pakistani can lift a…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his commitment to "complete" denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump, South Korean President…