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S.Africa top court to rule on Zuma election ban Mo...
South Africa's graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma on Monday will learn whether he can legally be barred from standing as a...
Biden reaches out to Gaza protesters in speech at...
President Joe Biden told students on Sunday at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr that he heard thei...
Deadly strikes hit Gaza as US envoy visits Israel
An Israeli strike killed 31 people in central Gaza Sunday, the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency said, as US National S...
Strikes kills 11 in Ukraine region under Russian o...
Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Sunday killed at least 11 people, said authorities in the border area facing a new...
Argentina's Milei stars in global far-right rally...
Argentina's President Javier Milei threw his weight behind Europe's far right Sunday at a Madrid rally that also featured leading...
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', search...
A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in "an accident" amid poor weather conditions on Sunday, state m...
Shelling kills ten in Ukraine region under Russian...
Repeated Russian shelling on Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Sunday killed at least 10 civilians, said authorities in the border area...
DR Congo thwarts Kinshasa 'coup attempt' : army
The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "f...
Dominican Republic votes for president in poll ove...
Polls opened in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, where President Luis Abinader is poised for comfortable reelection on the back o...
Deadly bombs hit Gaza as US security envoy visits...
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake...
Hundreds protest Taiwan's ruling party on eve of i...
Hundreds in Taipei rallied to protest four more years under a Democratic Progressive Party administration on Sunday, the eve of Ta...
French forces smash roadblocks in bid to clear key...
French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport...
Russian exiles in Georgia inspired by protests but...
Stood in the middle of a Tblisi demonstration, Russian emigre Ivan looked on with a tinge of nostalgia as thousands of Georgians p...
France mounts 'major operation' to open route to N...
French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a key road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the...
Taiwan's next president goes shrimp fishing with f...
They might have bigger fish to fry, but Taiwan's next president and vice president spent the eve of their inauguration on Sunday d...
Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead o...
Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese v...
French forces look to open route to New Caledonia'...
French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the mai...
Dominican Republic's vote is dominated by Haiti cr...
Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for comfortable reelection Sunday on the back of widespread support for his tough stan...
Zelensky expects Russia offensive in northeast Ukr...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northe...
UN says 800,000 have fled fierce fighting in Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had be...
S.Africa's Zuma stages rally despite candidacy dou...
Graft-tainted former South African president Jacob Zuma staged a huge election rally Saturday, vowing to return to power despite a...
Fierce fighting on streets of Gaza's Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked Rafah on Saturday, as Israel pressed an assault against Hamas militants that has led hundreds...
New Caledonia 'under siege' as French troops bid t...
French Pacific territory New Caledonia was "under siege" Saturday, the mayor of its capital Noumea said, with another person kille...
Threats and bullets: Mexico's candidates risk live...
The warning left Margarita Galan with no choice but to abandon her mayoral bid in a Mexican town where three candidates have alrea...
Pope leads forum for peace in Italy's Verona
Pope Francis presided over a forum for peace Saturday during a visit to Verona, home to the warring Montague and Capulet families...
Israeli leaders split over post-war Gaza governanc...
New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of...
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid del...
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the...
Sri Lanka Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil...
Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation's civil war on Saturday in an emotional ce...
One more killed in French archipelago as troops tr...
One more person was killed Saturday and two injured in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to...
Ukraine's young soldiers voice support for mobilis...
For "Mammoth", a military drone pilot on the Ukrainian front, a new mobilisation law aiming to increase troop numbers that comes i...
French troops try to restore order in crisis-hit N...
Hundreds of French security personnel tried to restore order in the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia on Saturday, after a...
Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future
At a sprawling vehicle test centre in the English countryside, a hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4 made by Ineos Automotive grips ste...