President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…
President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…
South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in…
Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on Saturday ‌morning after ‌hitting a ‌naval mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state…
Russia on Friday launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, involving dozens of cruise missiles and drones, the latest such strike aimed at crippling…
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month — an unorthodox move that would…
The administration of Democratic US President Joe Biden announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday, valued at $500 million, Secretary of…
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a second procedure on Thursday morning to stop a brain bleed, his doctors said. Lula, 79, first had surgery at…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts…
Paraguay formally opened its new Jerusalem embassy in Israel on Thursday in a ceremony attended by President Santiago Peña and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
US President-elect Donald Trump said "anything can happen" when asked about the chances of going to war with Iran during his next term in an interview with…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Türkiye on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing stability in Syria: clashes in…
Iran has agreed to tougher monitoring by the UN nuclear watchdog at its Fordow site dug into a mountain after it greatly accelerated uranium enrichment to…
Romania and Bulgaria will become full members of Europe's Schengen free-travel area from next month, swelling the number of nations to 29, the EU said on…
French politics was on hold Thursday during a day trip to Poland by President Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to name a new prime minister a week after MPs…
Somalia and Ethiopia said they would work together to resolve a dispute over Addis Ababa's plan to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which…
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council that they are ready - if necessary - to trigger a so-called "snap back" of all…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to fight "until the very last minute", in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare…
Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year, as Beijing intensifies military…
Israel's arrest of almost 30 mostly Jewish citizens who allegedly spied for Iran in nine covert cells has caused alarm in the country and points to Tehran's…
Israeli hospital officials say a young boy is fighting for his life after a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli bus came under fire from a…
There are currently 99 million Swiss francs ($112 million) worth of frozen Syrian assets in Switzerland, most of which have been blocked for years, the Swiss…
A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member…
A Dutch court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for joining ISIS in Syria and keeping a Yazidi woman as slave. Prosecutors had asked for an…
Israeli action in Syria violates a 1974 treaty between Israel and Syria that ended the Yom Kippur war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, calling…
Germany will provide an additional 8 million euros ($8.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Syria, increase its presence in the country and make State Minister…
European foreign ministers will discuss developments in Syria when they meet in Berlin on Thursday, as well as support for Ukraine, according to a spokesperson…
At least six migrants have died trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands using precarious boats from West Africa, the emergency services and the Red Cross said…