International

A senior United Nations official said on Sunday she would raise the issue of persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, especially sexual violence and torture, with the International Criminal…

Forty members of UK parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

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German parties cited progress on Friday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining differences over transport and climate on Sunday.…

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met briefly on the sidelines of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam on Saturday and agreed on the need for a political…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he has serious concerns over escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, and that it is essential to avert new conflict in the region.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is mercilessly neutering opponents standing between him and the desert kingdom’s throne.

His meteoric rise to power raises the specter of an…

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Saturday to capture Rawa, the last remaining town under the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group control, leaving the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed a “fresh start” to the relationship between the countries after a meeting in Vietnam that saw them agree to work more…

Hundreds of South Koreans took to the streets of Seoul on Tuesday to voice disapproval of the US leader amid concerns over North Korea's nuclear threats. Surrounded by thousands of police…

Six members of Catalonia's parliament, including speaker Carme Forcadell, were granted bail Thursday after testifying before Spain's Supreme Court on charges of rebellion, sedition and…

Britain on Friday was reminded once more that time is running out to advance Brexit negotiations as both London and Brussels remain in dispute over the final cost of the divorce.

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Pope Francis, in some his strongest comments ever on nuclear weapons, said on Friday that the world should condemn not only their possible use but “their very possession”.

Some senior figures detained in last Saturday’s purge in Saudi Arabia were beaten and tortured so badly during their arrest or subsequent interrogations that they required hospital treatment,…

Suspected militants shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt’s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security…

Lebanese President Michel Aoun expressed concern on Friday over reports surrounding the circumstances of Saad Hariri, who resigned as Lebanese prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia.…

Yemen’s stocks of fuel will last until the end of November and stocks of vaccines run out in one month if a US-backed Saudi-led military coalition does not allow aid into Hodeidah port and…

Several Republicans on Thursday urged their party’s candidate for a vacant US Senate seat to quit the race if an explosive report that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl is true…

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded that Saudi Arabia drop its newly tightened blockade on Yemen's borders.

Ten people have been arrested after a joint anti-terror operation by French and Swiss police. Two of the suspects were arrested on suspicion of having links to the self-styled Islamic State…

Gunmen disguised as police killed a security guard and opened fire on staff at a private television station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday and the self-styled Islamic State terrorist…

Following the death of Prince Mansour bin-Muqrin in a helicopter crash near the Yemen border on Sunday, the Saudi royal court has confirmed the death of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd —killed during…

The United Nations Security Council urged the Myanmar government on Monday to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine State,” where violence has forced more than 600,000…

In a striking shift of tone, US President Donald Trump abandoned his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea on Tuesday, signaling a willingness to negotiate as he urged Pyongyang to “come to the…

In an interview with a US broadcaster, Egypt’s president rejected calls by several pro-government lawmakers and media figures to amend the constitution in favor of allowing a president to serve…

The leaders of Germany’s Greens said on Tuesday they would not insist on fixed dates to shut down coal-fired power stations and ban cars with internal combustion engines, dropping two key…