U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that at least five fighter jets were shot down during the latest round of hostilities between India and Pakistan in May, and insisted that it was the United States that "stopped the war" between the two (...)
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday that the United States is pressuring Lebanon to accept a new agreement with Israel that would begin with Hezbollah's disarmament in exchange for a partial Israeli withdrawal from southern (...)
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reaffirmed Saturday that the Syrian state alone possesses the authority and capacity to restore order and preserve national sovereignty across all parts of the country, including the restive southern province of (...)
Syrian forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida on Thursday following days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority.
While the truce between armed groups and government forces appeared to be largely holding, state (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation on Thursday held the draw for the final play-off round of 2026 World Cup qualification, placing Saudi Arabia in Group B alongside Iraq and Indonesia.
Six teams are competing for two remaining direct (...)
That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979.
A former security guard in the Korea Central Intelligence Agency, or KCIA, as the South's spy division was known, Yoo has many stories to tell. But this is perhaps the (...)
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Indonesia, after negotiations Jakarta described as an "extraordinary struggle."
The deal will see the US impose a 19% tariff on Indonesia's exports, a reduction (...)
Saif Musallet was just weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday, and as he visited his family here, the Florida native's thoughts began to turn toward marriage.
"I think it's time for me to get married," Musallet told his father, Kamel, during (...)
Scientists say they can study our bodies as we age in greater detail than ever before, thanks to more than a billion scans of UK volunteers.
The world's biggest human imaging project says it has now hit its target of scanning the brains, hearts and (...)
Taiwan and the United States are at a "crucial moment" in negotiations over reciprocal tariffs, a top Taiwanese negotiator said on Sunday, as the August 1 deadline for US import duties approaches.
"We are now entering a crucial moment — like the (...)
Russia and North Korea have jointly blamed increased Western military activity for the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, according to a statement released Sunday by the Russian Foreign Ministry following a high-level visit to North (...)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Saturday that Tehran will not halt its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) but will instead adopt a new approach to ensure the protection and security of its nuclear (...)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday voiced the EU's readiness to continue working toward a trade agreement with the United States before the Aug. 1 deadline, after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed the disarmament of the PKK as a historic milestone, declaring the move a "new chapter" for Türkiye and marking the dawn of a new era of national unity and regional strength.
"Today marks a (...)
A group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, laid down their weapons and destroyed them in a symbolic disarmament ceremony on Friday in the Surdas sub-district of Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province, marking a potential turning point in the group's (...)
A mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" - featuring Lady Liberty covering her face with her hands and her torch now lying on her chest – has been unveiled in France.
The artwork by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw reportedly took six (...)
USPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula (...)
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the (...)
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House Monday for dinner, he came bearing what has become the ultimate host gift for President Donald Trump: a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
The award has become Trump's (...)
Israel's defense minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, Israeli media reports say.
Israel Katz told journalists on Monday he wanted to establish a (...)
At least 81 people have been confirmed dead in central Texas and another 41 are missing following flash floods on Friday.
Sixty-eight of the fatalities, including 28 children, were in Kerr County, where a riverside Christian girls' camp was deluged. (...)
Elon Musk has announced the formation of a new political party in the United States, weeks after a high-profile and public break with President Donald Trump.
Posting on his social media platform X, the billionaire tech mogul unveiled the "America (...)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the outbreak of the 12-day war with Israel, state media reported Saturday, marking a symbolic return to the public eye on the eve of the Shia religious observance of (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Saturday that Ukraine and the United States have reached a major agreement to expand cooperation on drone technology, including the delivery of hundreds of thousands of unmanned aerial systems (...)
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has recorded a sharp rise in popularity, with his approval rating reaching 65% as he enters his second month in office, according to a Gallup Korea survey published Friday.
The poll, conducted between July 1–3 (...)
