Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
The first EU–Jordan summit in Amman underscores Europe's bid to reassert influence in a region shaped by war and displacement....
The first phase holds since October, but progress stalls amid mutual accusations. Trump's 20-point plan aims to end Hamas rule....
Analysts say caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party will come first but lack a majority, leaving ethnic minorities key to ending the stalemate....
The amnesty comes while Myanmar marks 78 years of indenpendence from Britain and as the junta stages its first election since the 2021 coup....
President Lee's trip to Beijing marks the first by any South Korean leader in the last six years and comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan....
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense. Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images NATO militaries are seeking air defense tools that are more affordable than expensi...
The attack marks the first known land operation in Venezuela since the US started what it says is a campaign against drugs cartels in the region....
In North Korea, where political events are meticulously choreographed, the visit to the Kim dynasty’s resting place comes as Pyongyang prepares for its first ruling party congress in five years....
For the first time in decades, Somalia is abandoning its clan-based political system and allowing residents of Mogadishu to choose local representatives directly under the "one-person, one-vote" princ...
Schools in many parts of Germany have closed their doors amid warnings of extremely icy conditions. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started his first state visit to India. DW has more....
Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov is the first military officer to head Volodymyr Zelenskyy's presidential office. The head of the military secret service HUR is one of the country's most popular civi...
China’s yuan climbed past the psychological milestone of 7 per dollar for the first time since September 2024, on bets the central bank will allow a gradual appreciation to boost market confidence....
First articulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was largely meant to stave off European colonial influence in the western hemisphere, but modern president have used it to justify military intervention ...
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks as deadly clashes displace civilians and strain a fragile truce. The meeting is the first after fruitless efforts to reinstate a ce...
For the UK, last year saw the highest number of migrant arrivals across the English Channel since 2022. In contrast, irregular entries into the EU stabilised in the first 11 months of the year....
Donald Trump and the Chinese foreign minister have congratulated both sides on ending months of border clashes. Since the first flare-up in May, the conflict has killed dozens and displaced hundreds o...
Lee's visit this week was the first by a South Korean leader to China in six years, with Seoul seeking a reset in relations with its largest trading partner as well as help with the North....
Danish police at Copenhagen Airport on September 22. STEVEN KNAP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Several European airports have been temporarily shut down due to nearby drone sightings. Analysts a...
The energy is contagious, and that passion is driving the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Groups A and B returned to action yesterday for the first day of the second round with the host nation Morocco als...