President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he held a "very constructive" call with Donald Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the US president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as Ukraine and the US continue efforts to shape a potential deal to end (...)
A group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state television Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government and the removal of President Patrice Talon, declaring an apparent coup in the West African nation.
Calling itself the Military Committee (...)
With the draw for the 2026 World Cup completed, attention now shifts to next summer's tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, a competition expected to deliver breakout stars, major shocks and the drama that comes with a 48-team (...)
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.
They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the war in Gaza, as well as (...)
Germany's Bundestag voted for a bill on Friday that allows the country to move towards conscription, as tensions with Russia spur calls for Europe to gain more independence from the US security umbrella.
The controversial bill passed with a (...)
The Israeli military has carried out a new round of air strikes in southern Lebanon, less than a day after Israel and Lebanon held their first direct talks in decades.
Residents of the towns of Mjadel, Baraachit, Jbaa and Mahrouna were told to (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend an annual summit held by both countries.
Delhi and Moscow are expected to sign a number of deals during the visit, (...)
شكّل المنتدى الفرنسي-السعودي للأعمال، الذي عُقد خلال الفترة من 23 إلى 25 نوفمبر محطة مهمة لتعزيز التعاون الاقتصادي بين البلدين. ونسخة هذا العام من المنتدى، التي جاءت بعد الزيارة الرسمية التي قام بها الرئيس الفرنسي إيمانويل ماكرون للمملكة في ديسمبر (...)
The UN atomic watchdog demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency on Thursday and provide "precise information" about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as grant its inspectors access to the country's nuclear sites.
The (...)
BRUSSELS — Saudi Arabia has called for the immediate release of Palestinian clearance revenues and for an end to all coercive measures imposed by Israel against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. (...)
Belgium has struck a deal to buy Latvian-made drone interceptors, the defence ministry said, after a series of incursions near Belgian airports, military bases, and a nuclear plant.
The Belgian defence ministry said the defensive kamikaze drones (...)
Ukraine will get up to 100 of France's Rafale F4 fighter jets as well as advanced air defence systems in a major deal to boost Kyiv's ability to protect itself against deadly Russian attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the move as (...)
The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a US-drafted resolution that endorses US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza.
Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF), to which, the US says, (...)
US President Donald Trump is planning to receive Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week with all the trappings of a state visit, sources familiar with the matter said, including a welcome ceremony in the morning (...)
Illegal migration is "tearing the country apart", the UK's home secretary has said, as she prepares to unveil major plans to overhaul asylum policy.
New measures set to be announced by Shabana Mahmood on Monday will include people granted asylum (...)
شهد اليوم الأول من ملتقى "بيبان 2025"، الذي تنظمه الهيئة العامة للمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة "منشآت" في الرياض تحت شعار "وجهة عالمية للفرص"، توقيع أكثر من 30 اتفاقية ومذكرة تفاهم، وإطلاق العديد من المبادرات الريادية والتمويلية بقيمة مالية تجاوزت 22.3 (...)
For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India's most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions.
In March, one of the late painter's monumental depictions of rural life, the 14-foot-long "Untitled (Gram Yatra)," (...)
The 27 leaders of the European Union are gearing up for a high-voltage summit in Brussels with a packed agenda devoted to Ukraine, climate targets and China, all of which could lead to fraught negotiations and delicate compromises in the room.
The (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week's attack in Qatar, saying they would not have immunity "wherever they are".
Speaking at a joint press conference with US Secretary of (...)
RIYADH — French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed on Friday that France and Saudi Arabia are charting an irreversible path to peace in the Middle East. In a statement on his X account, Macron welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of the "New (...)
Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement.
It is the latest release of (...)
US President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia's drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
"What's with Russia violating Poland's (...)
Beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron has appointed outgoing defense minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of trying to find consensus in a divided parliament and pass the 2026 budget. Earlier on Monday, (...)
Plans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned.
These polar "geoengineering" (...)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou and his minority government have collapsed after losing a crucial confidence vote in parliament on Monday.
Of the 573 lawmakers who sit in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, 364 voted (...)
