United Nations:  On the eve of International Women's Day, leading women's rights campaigners at the United Nations and the African Union and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticised male-dominated governments...

Beijing:  Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its...

Kyiv:  The fate of Bakhmut appeared to be hanging in the balance on Monday, as Russian forces continued to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city but its defenders still...

Dubai:  Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls' schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for...

Manchester: Jurgen Klopp had a question of his own when addressing journalists after Liverpool's 7-0 rout of Manchester United. Resisting the temptation to bask in a record win on Sunday...

Washington: For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas - nearly half the planet's surface - concluding two...

Washington:  US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met privately in the Oval Office for more than an hour on Friday after declaring themselves in "lockstep" on maintaining...

Taipei: The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point of...

Taipei: China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward Taiwan on Wednesday morning, the island's Defence Ministry said, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei's main backer Washington. The...

Kyiv: Regional officials in southern and western Russia reported a string of drone attacks near the border with Ukraine and deep inside the country that resulted in no casualties, as...