AN Iranian journalist who interviewed families of protesters who had been sentenced to death has been arrested, his wife and…
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A UNILATERAL ceasefire called by Vladimir Putin appears to have had little effect on the ground, with Ukrainian officials accusing…
AFGHANISTAN’s Taliban government is to sign a contract with a Chinese firm to drill for oil in the country’s north.…
THREE security force members have died in clashes in the state of Sinaloa after the arrest of a son of…
THE Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, has failed in his latest bid to get elected Speaker…
AUTHORITIES in Iran have released a top actress who was arrested last month after expressing solidarity with anti-government protesters. Taraneh…
ON a day of political drama not seen in Congress for a century, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed in…
RUSSIA has said a New Year’s Day missile attack which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were…
A TWO-year ban on some foreigners buying homes Canada has come into effect. The ban aims to help ease one…
PALESTINIANS have condemned a visit to a contested holy site in Jerusalem by a far-right Israeli minister as an “unprecedented…
UKRAINE’s president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky…
NORTH Korea has fired Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media…
DOZENS of inmates have escaped from a prison in northern Mexico after gunmen, suspected to be members of a drug…
COUNTRIES around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid…
LUIZ Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil – the third time he…
ZHANG Daqian may not be a household name in the West, but in China — and the global art market…
UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Russians that their leader is destroying their country. Speaking after Vladimir Putin delivered a…
NEPAL’s Kusunda language has no known origin and a number of quirks, like no words for “yes” or “no”. It…
NEWLY released tax returns for former President Donald Trump have shed light on his business losses, complicated tax set-ups and…
RUSSIA attacked Ukraine with 16 Iranian-made drones overnight – with seven of them targeted at the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian officials…