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Turkey has told allies that it will back the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to be NATO’s next secretary-general, a Turkish official said on Monday, an important ...

England rugby international Billy Vunipola was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and fined 240 euros for assault and battery after being arrested by police in Mallorca, Spain, following an incident at ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war and the release of Israeli hostages ...

A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece‘s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to ...

Scotland‘s leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party regaining ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected ...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will meet President of the European Council Charles Michel and the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European ...

Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its war against Hamas. The ICC – which ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of ...

In Gaza City, in the north of the strip, Israeli planes struck two houses, killing and wounding several people, health officials said. The strikes on Rafah, where over a million ...

Hundreds of tonnes of aid for Gaza have reached the port of Ashdod in Israel after departing Larnaca two days ago, the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within ...

Russian officials threatened the West on Sunday with a “severe” response in the event that frozen Russian assets are confiscated, promising “endless” legal challenges and tit-for-tat measures. Russian Foreign Ministry ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel’s war ...

Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its territory, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday, with a regional official saying the attack targeted an oil ...

Britain’s competition watchdog said this week that it was seeking comments on the AI partnerships between Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon (AMZN.O) ...

Iraqi Kurdish ministries of electricity and natural resources said on Saturday that they are working with their partners to restore operations at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s ...

A Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine on Saturday, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of ...

U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street ...

By Ioannis Tirkides These are unprecedented times. We are simultaneously on the cusp of a technological revolution and the promise of unparalleled economic prospects, and on the brink of total ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit ...

Britain’s King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period ...

Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of Covid lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in ...

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday he intended to fight a vote of no confidence called in him by political opponents following his decision to withdraw from ...