Slovakia's prime minister rejects EU plan to halt Russian gas imports by end of 2027

Robert Fico is not alone in voicing his discontent. Hungary, the other member state with close ties to Moscow, also hit out at the plan.

Slovakia's prime ministe...

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan in 'act of war'

The crisis sparked by the killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir is escalating into a full-blown conflict between the two nuclear-armed states.

India fired missiles i...

Trump says air strikes on Yemen will stop as Oman confirms ceasefire with Houthis

The Houthi rebels began targeting ships in the Red Sea they believed had links to Israel shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023, in strikes they sa...

India fires missiles across the border with Pakistan killing at least one child

India launches 'Operation Sindoor' striking several areas across Pakistan in retaliation with last month's attack on Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Ind...

Canada's PM Mark Carney meets with Donald Trump at the White House to discuss bilateral ties, trade

Carney stresses that Canada is not for sale, and will never be, as he meets US President Donald Trump in his first visit to the Oval Office since assuming the pos...

UNAIDS to slash workforce as funding by United States and other donors disappears

UNAIDS had previously warned that unless support to its HIV efforts are restored soon, more than six million people could die in the next four years.

The UN agen...

UK and India agree 'landmark' trade deal that will slash tariffs on Scotch whisky imports

The announcement on Tuesday comes three years after the countries entered into discussions about a free trade agreement.

The United Kingdom and India have said t...

Sudan paramilitaries launch second wave of drone attacks on Port Sudan, officials say

Military sources said the paramilitary RSF group struck the Red Sea city on Tuesday morning.

Sudan’s most powerful paramilitary force struck targets in the city ...

US sanctions Myanmar's ethnic Karen National Army for 'facilitating cyber scams'

The KNA controls Shwe Kokko and some areas in Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand in the state of Kayin, also known as Karen state.

An ethnic militia in southe...

Why the next pope's name could indicate what's ahead for the Catholic Church

The late pope was the first ever to style himself Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St Francis of Assisi.

Even before the next pope spea...

Iran's foreign minister visits Islamabad amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir attack

Pakistan warns that it will resolutely respond to any attacks or violation of its sovereign or territorial integrities as a senior minister warns an Indian attack...

Israel demolishes most of the Bedouin hamlet in the West Bank displacing dozens of Palestinians

Israel informed Palestinian officials on 1 May that it planned to carry out the demolition of 106 buildings in the West Bank’s Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camp...

Cambodian court finds opposition MP guilty of incitement, bars him from political office

The US Embassy, which has been critical of Cambodia's human rights record, had an observer at the hearing but did not immediately respond to a request for comment...

Bodies of Belgian mother and son found in south Jordan after weekend flash flooding

Sunday's flooding in southern Jordan also led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists from the Petra archaeological site, the country's main tourist attraction....

Protests erupt in Israel after government announces plans to seize all of Gaza Strip

Police had to disperse hundreds of demonstrators outside Israel's parliament on Monday. They're demanding a deal with Hamas to secure the release of the hostages ...

Romanian prime minister resigns amid ruling coalition's post-presidential election fallout

Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu stepped down after Crin Antonescu failed to reach the presidential election runoff, further fracturing the ruling coalition amid politi...

Mexican mayor arrested as part of cartel training site probe

Bones, shoes and clothes were discovered in March at the Izaguirre Ranch, which is located in Mexico's western Jalisco province.

The mayor of a town in the west ...

UN top court dismisses Sudan's genocide case against UAE over support to RSF

Sudan had requested urgent measures to halt violence against the Masalit ethnic group but the UAE rejected the case as legally unfounded and politically motivated...

Who is coming to Putin’s Victory Day parade and how safe is Moscow?

For the Russian president, Victory Day is arguably the most important public holiday of the year. For the fourth time, the Moscow military parade will take place ...

Iran's FM visits Pakistan to mediate India tensions after deadly Kashmir attack

India has blamed Pakistan for the attack, a charge Islamabad denies, offering to cooperate in an international investigation.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Aragh...

Iran reveals new long-range missile amid tensions with US

The announcement came as Tehran was criticised for its alleged support of Yemen's Houthis, who launched an attack against Israel's international airport over the ...