External News

The first part of the Burundian troops pledged to deploy to the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrives in Goma.

Jihadi assaults have increased this year, leaving dozens of civilians and members of the security forces dead every week.

Four jihadist prisoners escaped the central prison in Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott on Sunday night after an exchange of gunfire there in which two national guards were killed.

A Cameroonian businessman has been charged with complicity in torture, a spokesperson for his business group said on Saturday, after he was arrested last month in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist.

The reservists are angry at PM Netanyahu’s attempts to change the Israeli judiciary, in what they see as an anti-democratic move.

When Moheidein Bazazo opened his Beirut mini-market in 1986, during some of the fiercest fighting in Lebanon’s civil war, he didn’t expect it to thrive. But several years later, he had shelves full of food and needed 12...

South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — putting homes and businesses without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most developed economy

Four Americans drove across the US’s border with Mexico on Friday in their white minivan, where they were ambushued by armed men

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Monday he supports the country's election commission in mounting an appeal against a controversial court ruling that calls for the 2024 presidential and general elections to be d...

Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory amid rising military tensions across the Taiw...

Thirteen northern Chinese cities surrounding the capital Beijing have issued pollution alerts over the last few days, raising concerns that an industrial recovery in the region is increasing smog levels.

An Israeli doctor in his 30s was killed in an elephant attack on Friday in Nepal's Chitwan National Park. Shmuel Buikner's body was found lying in the forest and he was identified with the help of ...

With a disregard for losses, the paramilitary group’s penal battalions have advanced at a time when the regular Russian military remains largely stalled.

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia's military command in Ukraine on Monday, in a further deepening of his rift with the defence establish...

Sri Lanka's central bank raised interest rates on Friday to tackle inflation and said it would relax its currency band to move towards a market-determined exchange rate as it seeks to secure a bailout from the Internatio...

Pakistan’s media regulator has banned media broadcasts of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speeches as police arrived at one of his homes to deliver another court summons for the ousted premier

A massive fire at a crammed camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh left thousands of the refugees homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. No casualties were reported at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Ba...

Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age

Greece has been plunged into anger following the crash last Tuesday between a freight train and a passenger train. The two trains collided head-on with each other, causing both to derail and burst into flames.

Delhi Police on Monday issued guidelines for Holi celebrations in the city and said strict action will be taken against drunk driving. In a statement, Delhi Police said elaborate security arrangements are being made and...