Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty.

Kim Jong Un watched a test of suicide drones and wants production of the aerial weapons ramped up. North Korea's latest military operation came as the US, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined ...

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell wants the bloc to halt some dialogue with Israel. The proposal is almost certainly dead in the water, diplomatic sources report, and should be read as Borrell’s ...

Donald Trump has chosen conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill.

Many in Seoul are worried that Donald Trump's return to the White House means Washington is no longer a reliable partner, and ...

Pakistan's Lahore remained the world's most polluted city, while visibility in parts of northern India fell to zero. Seasonal ...

The EU Commission fined tech giant Meta for practices favoring Facebook Marketplace that it said violated EU competition law.

Rafael Grossi said he was "not surprised" there was renewed debate in Germany about bringing nuclear power stations back ...

Police in Paris have prepared for a "high risk" situation as Israel take on France in a Nations League encounter. The ...

Rafael Grossi said that "tangible results" were needed to avoid a war. Tehran said it would negotiate, but not under pressure ...

Upwards of 4,000 illegal miners are believed to be inside an abandoned shaft in the country's North West province. A ...