Iraq's al-Nouri Mosque officially reopens eight years after being destroyed by ISIS

The so-called Islamic State group detonated explosives at the 12th-century Mosul landmark in 2017.

Iraq has formally reopened the historic al-Nouri Grand Mosque ...

French PM François Bayrou faces government collapse. What are the possible scenarios?

French Prime Minister François Bayrou risks losing a crucial confidence vote in parliament next Monday. The outcome could trigger government collapse, budget plan...

Ukraine claims 'Russian trace' possible in assassination of politician Andriy Parubiy

A suspect in the fatal shooting of Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament has been detained, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as more detail...

Australian fugitive being helped by others as manhunt nears second week, say police

Dezi Freeman, 56, allegedly killed two police officers at his rural property in Porepunkah last Tuesday, before escaping into the bush.

Police in Australia have ...

Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port

Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla have described it as the largest attempt so far to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Palestinian territory.

An aid fl...

Holocaust memorial in Lyon vandalised with Free Gaza inscription in 'intolerable act'

The three-metre tall memorial was only inaugurated in January to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

A Holocaust mem...

Eleven UN workers arrested in Yemen amid Houthi crackdown

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the arrests carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthis, who had vowed to retaliate for Thursday's Israeli ...

German Chancellor Merz 'mentally preparing' for war in Ukraine to 'drag on'

Speaking in an interview on Sunday with German public broadcaster ZDF, Merz said he has not lost hope about the ceasefire or peace talks but “harbours no illusion...

At least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan

Local officials warned the death toll was likely to rise after the quake struck the province on Kunar in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.

At least 2...

Xi Jinping stresses the need for greater cooperation within the SCO to advance peace and development

The Chinese president addressed Eurasian leaders at the opening banquet of what Beijing is calling a pivotal meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, whe...

Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza

The Global Sumud Flotilla will be the fourth attempt to break the maritime blockade so far this year, it is the largest attempt yet to break the long-standing Isr...

Israel claims death of Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida

Abu Obeida’s last statement was issued Friday as Israel launched its expanded offensive and declared Gaza City a combat zone.

The Israeli military claimed on Sun...

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto cancels China visit amid growing protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto cancelled a planned visit to China on Saturday, after protests that had been ongoing for days spread beyond the capital, Jak...

Russia fires third large-scale attack at Ukraine this week, hitting Odesa and Kherson

Moscow continues to intensify its attacks on Ukraine, meanwhile, Zelenskyy reported the Russian army is suffering 'heavy losses' in Pokrovsk region.

Russia launc...

Putin arrives in China for key regional security summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks

Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and demonstrating a strong...

Lithuania has installed so-called 'dragon's teeth' on the border with Russia

Lithuania has installed "dragon's teeth" - pyramids designed to stop tanks - on the border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. "The installed barriers are only par...

'From Moscow with love': German neo-Nazi Liebich is reportedly seeking asylum in the USA

The neo-Nazi Marla-Svenja Liebich, formerly known as Sven Liebich, failed to show up for a sentence in Chemnitz women's prison and has allegedly fled to Moscow in...

China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow stronger ties in landmark meeting ahead regional summit

The visit to China is Modi's first visit since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes...

The three Scottish brothers who set a world record for fastest Pacific row — in 139 days

Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean on Saturday completed the journey in 139 days, arriving in Cairns, Australia after rowing over 14,000 kilometres (9000 miles) nons...

North Korea's Kim meets families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukrai

It follows last week's ceremony in the capital, Pyongyang, that paid tribute to soldiers who returned from combat in Ukraine, an event where Kim was seen sobbing ...

China's support for multilateralism is essential, says UN's Antonio Guterres at key summit

Guterres, who was welcomed by Xi to the Chinese port city of Tianjin, the venue of this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, gave a veiled criti...