The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....
The Spanish government vowed Monday to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as ...
The letters have no practical impact in peacetime other than to let owners know that the military may take over their goods in the event of a conflict, the statement said....
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire agreement on Sunday with Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, following the Syrian government's advance into Kurd...
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, “Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination”, features photographic portraits by African artists and captures the spirit of...
The US thanked Iraq for its cooperation to transfer up to 7,000 prisoners out of Syria, after the Kurdish-led SDF lost control over the territory where the prisoner camps were held....
Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...
A social affairs minister for Sudan's army-backed government said that that women are the main victims of the brutal conflict ongoing since April 2023. Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said Sudanese women are...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s military purge has intensified sharply, with the party now investigating the last two top military officials who had survived earlier crackdowns. The vice chair of the Cent...
In tonight's edition, Human Rights Watch is warning that civilians living in Uvira, in the DRC, are at risk of abuse from militia groups that have taken over the city. Also in Mozambique, authorities ...
The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo. The vo...
China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday d...
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...
President Trump suggested US allies in NATO were "off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan. London has strongly opposed the suggestion, which comes amid tensions between the US and some NATO...
Financial incentives for future parents have failed to have the desired effect. At the current rate, China's population could drop as low as 800 million by the year 2100, according to the United Natio...
Lawmakers voted narrowly to challenge the EU trade deal with Latin America in the bloc's top court, a move that could derail the deal. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the deal should be provisionally e...
While a considerable majority of Germans drink alcohol, the proportion is on the wane with many citing health worries. Meanwhile, a debate about inheritance tax is brewing in the German government. DW...
After shutting down the internet, the Iranian government is now attempting to jam the Starlink satellite service made free to Iranians by the company. Iranians are now seeking ways to circumvent this ...
Senegal erupted in joy Sunday night after the West African country's soccer team defeated Morocco 1-0 to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Across the capital Dakar, fireworks lit up the sky, horns blared...