Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

An earthquake of level 4 on the Shindo scale has struck north-eastern Japan. Authorities have issued a tsunami warning with waves up to one metre high.

A powerfu...

Rodrigo Paz sworn-in as Bolivia's new president ending 20 year dynasty of one-party rule

The newly sworn-in president has promised to restore economic stability to Bolivia. The country has been dealing with a crippling economic and cost of living cris...

US government shutdown enters 40th day as senators work through the weekend to find breakthrough

The longest federal government shutdown in US history continues into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators clash over health care funding. The shutdown...

Nearly one million people evacuated as the Philippines braces for Typhoon Fung-wong

The Philippines’ braces for the second major typhoon to strike in two weeks. Experts are predicting Super Typhoon Fung-wong to make landfall with the archipelagic...

Israel and Hamas carry out exchange of remains as Gaza death toll continues to rise

Israel on Saturday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, a day after Hamas militants returned the remains of one hostage to Israel.

Israel and Hamas o...

Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords as it signs critical minerals and trade deals with the US

US President Donald Trump held an Oval Office call with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expanding the Ab...

Uzbekistan and the United States agree to multi-billion dollar investments after White House meeting

The Central Asian nation has agreed to invest over $100 billion in the United States within the next 10 years, after President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his US count...

Overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine's eastern city of Dnipro kills two and injures 12

Overnight Russian strikes targeting the eastern city of Dnipro killed two women and injured at least 12 civilians, including two children, as Moscow continues to ...

Orbán says Trump has agreed to grant Hungary an exemption from sanctions on Russian energy purchases

The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian en...

Cornell University reaches deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding for research

Cornell has joined the ranks of other top universities, including Columbia, Brown and Pennsylvania, who have made deals with the Trump administration to comply wi...

Senate Republicans decline Democratic offer to reopen the government as shutdown enters 38th day

Senate Republicans reject Democrat offer to extend health care subsidies for a year in order to reopen the government, as a bipartisan impasse over the longest go...

Trump weighs Hungary's 'vital' request for exemption from Russian energy sanctions

In comments on Friday, Orbán said he would present Trump with several "suggestions" for implementing an exemption.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he's ...

Taiwan's vice president calls for closer EU ties in address to lawmakers in Brussels

EU member states, like most countries, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow the "One China" policy.

Taiwan's deputy leader urged the European Un...

EU naval force vessel reaches ship raided by Somali pirates, all 24 crew on board safe

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region in 2011 cost the world’s economy €6 billion, with €138 mil...

Protests disrupt Israeli conductor Lahav Shani's concert at the Philharmonie de Paris

Pro-Palestinian activists threw smoke bombs during the concert by Israeli conductor Lahav Shani at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Four pro-Palestinian activists have...

Van carrying migrants crashes after police chase in Bulgaria, killing at least six people

Bulgaria, a Balkan country of 6.5 million, is located on what was once a major route for migrants from the Middle East and Afghanistan to Europe, passing through ...

Women's Forum 2025 in French capital highlights fight against violence in sport

Leaders and athletes are pushing for recognition, safety and empowerment at the 20th edition of the event in Paris.

Courage was the theme of the 20th edition of ...

Germany receives new Poseidon 'flying sentinel' jet to hunt down Putin's submarines

Germany's first P-8A Poseidon aircraft arrived in Berlin, welcomed by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. The aircraft will enhance maritime surveillance and combat...

Athens vows 'Greek FBI' crackdown on 'cyclone' of crime in Crete

Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced a crackdown on organised crime in Crete, including stricter gun penalties, after a deadly shoot...

UK court jails James Bond fantasist for seven years for attempting to spy for Russia

Bethan David, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Counter Terrorism Division, said the conviction sends "a clear message to anyone considering spying for or a...

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it move...