Europe watches Beijing summit from the sidelines and fears the worst

The highly anticipated summit between US President Trump and his Chinese host Xi Jinping has begun - and Europe is watching from a distance. Yet, whatever the out...

Iran preparing for renewed war as military assets remain largely intact, reports warn

Iran is likely preparing for renewed conflict with the US and Israel, Washington-based ISW think tank assessed, citing military drills and asset repositioning aft...

Hamas 'systematically' used sexual violence in 7 October attacks, report finds

An Israeli commission's two-year investigation concludes Hamas systematically used sexual violence on 7 October and against hostages it held in Gaza, laying groun...

Iran's economy is being tested by war, blockades and soaring inflation

Inflation has hit 54% and the rial has lost more than half its value, but Tehran insists it can hold out

Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the wo...

Australian property developer says Trump hotel plan scrapped due to 'toxic' brand

The Australian developer's statement followed a report in the Australian Financial Review that the Trump Organisation had pulled out of the deal.

Plans for a $1....

Russian cargo ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea, probe reveals

Spanish investigators have discovered that the Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean in 2024 — originally believed to be part of a weapons retrieval m...

Donald Trump vows to push Xi Jinping to 'open up' China at superpower summit

This week's trip, the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017, will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday.

US President Donald Trump ...

Pentagon says US has spent $29 billion on Iran war so far, amid concerns over weapons stockpiles

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth came under intense questioning by Democratic and Republican lawmakers over the cost of war, Trump's end game and diminishing weapon...

SOCAR acquisition of Italy’s Italiana Petroli finalised after EU clearance

SOCAR has completed its acquisition of Italiana Petroli after securing all regulatory approvals, marking a major expansion of its downstream presence in Italy and...

Palestinians gather to mark 78th anniversary of the Nakba and call for 'right of return'

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, a defining moment in Palestinian history dating back to 1948, ...

Qatar warns Iran against weaponising Hormuz to 'blackmail' Gulf countries

Qatar warned Tehran on Tuesday against using the Strait of Hormuz as a "weapon" to hold Gulf states to ransom, as Doha and Ankara backed ongoing mediation efforts...

Iran threatens weapons-grade uranium enrichment as peace talks falter

Tehran threatened to enrich uranium to weapons-grade if attacked again, as Trump said the ceasefire had a "one percent chance" of surviving after rejecting Tehran...

A weakened Trump to test China's appetite for deal-making

A quagmire in Iran, sky-high oil prices and shrinking support at home: when US President Donald Trump belatedly travels to China this week, his position has weake...

At least nine killed after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes at north Pakistan bazaar

The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have grown more emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.

A bomb rigged to a ricksh...

Macron thanks Kipchoge for 'patience' after Nairobi morning run

Macron joined marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge for an early morning run in Nairobi on day three of his Africa tour, later thanking the two-time Olympic champion for...

Russia launches strikes at Ukraine, hours after expiration of 72-hour truce

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would retaliate if Russia decided "to return to a full-scale war."

Russia launched several drone ...

Iran ceasefire 'on life support,' Trump says as deadlock in negotiations deepens

The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflic...

Pashinyan says Karabakh 'was not ours' as Armenia and Azerbaijan look to future

In an extraordinary admission, Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan declared that Karabakh was not Armenia’s territory and that the Armenian movement for it was “a fatal ...

Man charged with attempting to kill US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty

Besides the attempted-assassination count, Cole Tomas Allen is also charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms cou...

EU approves sanctions on Israeli settlers after Hungarian backing

The sanctions — which include asset freezes and travel bans and will also target Hamas members — come amid growing international criticism of Israel’s settlement ...

Sudan drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians between January and April, UN says

Most of the civilian deaths attributed to drone strikes in the first three months of the year were recorded in the Kordofan region and Darfur, although the strike...