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Russian northeast offensive pushes on as Putin bla...
Russian forces were pressing ahead Friday with their offensive in north-east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin said ther...
UK's Labour eyes closer relations with EU
Britain under Labour would forge a closer relationship with Europe, the party's international affairs spokesman said Friday as he...
Ukraine says Russian advance pushing ahead as Puti...
Russian forces were pressing ahead Friday with their offensive in north-east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin said the...
First aid enters Gaza via US-built pier
The first trucks began supplying aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip via a temporary pier on Friday, the US military said, as fighti...
'As long as it takes': Georgia's Gen Z leading str...
In a hip coffee shop in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, 21-year-old Tekla Jailava is serving her last few cappuccinos before heading fo...
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Ja...
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Japan next week, where he will hold talks on energy while hunting more opportunities in ga...
'Balaclavas and big sticks': New Caledonia tourist...
Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselv...
Israel says S.Africa 'genocide' case at UN court '...
Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pr...
Gaza fighting rages after Israel vows to intensify...
Fighting raged Friday in Gaza after Israel vowed to intensify its ground offensive in Rafah despite international concerns for the...
US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via t...
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistanc...
Palestinians call for Israeli ban as Gaza war spil...
The war in Gaza came to the fore at world football's biggest meeting on Friday as the Palestinian association called for Israel to...
Despite Western pressure, China in no hurry to red...
Despite Western calls on China to cut its support for Moscow's war against Ukraine by limiting supplies of dual-use materials and...
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic...
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to e...
French forces deploy to quell deadly New Caledonia...
Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of...
Putin in trade push on final day of China trip
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial...
Taiwan president takes office under close scrutiny
Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of the island's democracy, will be sworn into office Monday as Beijing r...
Taiwan's Lai to bolster 'porcupine' defence agains...
The incoming Taiwanese president's best strategy to stop China from seizing the self-ruled island will likely be to bolster an agi...
Dominican Republic to vote in poll dominated by Ha...
Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for a comfortable re-election on Sunday, analysts say, buoyed by support for his tough...
The Dominican Republic: from Columbus to cruise sh...
The Dominican Republic, a top tourist destination in the Caribbean, stands in stark contrast to its violence-plagued, unstable nei...
Turkey court jails Kurdish leader for 42 years ove...
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced the former head of a pro-Kurdish party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly...
Kim's sister denies N. Korea exporting weapons to...
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons...
New Caledonia sees fourth night of troubles but Fr...
Hundreds of extra military and police arrived in France's troubled Pacific territory of New Caledonia ahead of a fourth night of t...
US Republicans confront Biden over pausing arms to...
The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted Thursday to force President Joe Biden to end his hold on high-payload bombs a...
Chad junta chief officially wins election
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation's May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the v...
Florida slammed for bill striking climate change f...
Democrats on Thursday slammed a new law introduced by Florida that makes climate change a lesser priority and largely removes the...
Ukraine battles to hold back Russia advance
Ukraine battled Thursday "stabilise" the front line in the northeast Kharkiv region, where Moscow has made its largest territorial...
Paraguay leader to attend Taiwan inauguration
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena will attend the inauguration of Taiwan's new leader, a high-ranking government official said Th...
US proposes reclassifying marijuana as low-risk dr...
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic...
Ukraine trying to 'stabilise' front as Russia push...
Ukraine said Thursday it was trying to "stabilise" the front line in the northeast Kharkiv region, where Moscow has made its large...
Demirtas: Erdogan's Kurdish nemesis condemned to p...
Languishing behind bars since 2016, Selahattin Demirtas has waged a relentless battle against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdog...
'I was trying to take a picture' with Slovak PM wh...
Richard Krajcik was hoping to get a selfie with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in the main square of his hometown of Handlo...
Nigerian women's rights pioneer celebrated in new...
Generations of schoolchildren have grown up being taught that Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria...