After landslide re-election, Russia’s Putin tells West: I don’t want arms raceRussian President Vladimir Putin struck a softer tone towards the West on Monday after winning his biggest ever election victory, saying he had no desire for an arms race and would do everything he co...
EU criticises Turkey’s offensive in Syrian town of AfrinThe European Union's top diplomat criticized Turkey on Monday over its military offensive in a northern Syrian town, calling on Ankara to ensure that fighting eases in the conflict-torn country. The a...
Egypt military says 36 jihadists, 4 soldiers killed in SinaiEgypt's military said Monday that 36 jihadists, an officer and three soldiers were killed over five days during a sweeping operation against Islamic State group militants in the Sinai. The army launch...
Defiant Abe hits back over scandal as support plungesJapan's embattled prime minister hit back at critics on Monday over a favouritism and cover-up scandal that has seen his popularity plunge and loosened his iron grip on power. In a hotly awaited state...
EU supports UK as Russia hits back in spy poisoning rowThe European Union offered "unqualified solidarity" with Britain on Monday over a nerve agent attack blamed on Russia, as international weapons experts visited to take a sample of the chemical for tes...
Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warnsMore than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report on the state of the world’s water. The comprehen...
Collateral damage — How Trump threw Canada’s refugee system into turmoilBuffered by three oceans and the United States to the south, Canada has for decades had the luxury of being able to pick and choose its newcomers. So few asylum seekers crossed the U.S. border illegal...
Drought-stricken Cape Town counts the costSouth African winemaker Marlize Jacobs looks out across the parched brown earth that sustains her award-winning vines, surveying the effects of the water crisis ravaging Cape Town and surrounding area...
Hundreds flee Australian bushfiresAustralian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as bushfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds of residents to flee continued to burn out of control...
Jailbird jihadists, a security threat for EuropeAlready wrestling with a constantly-evolving terror threat, European intelligence agencies spy a new problem on the horizon: hundreds of jihadists due to be released from prison. Battling to stop furt...
Australia PM meets Suu Kyi, to raise human rights concernsMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Canberra on Monday to be met by a military honour guard and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has said he will raise human rights issues during...
N Korea ‘in talks to free US detainees’North Korea is in talks with the US and Sweden to release three Americans held in the North, reports said, as diplomatic activities gathered pace ahead of Pyongyang's planned summits with Washington a...
Top court cancels bail for Bangladesh opposition chief ZiaBangladesh's Supreme Court on Monday halted the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia on bail, deepening a political crisis ahead of a national election due in December. The top justices suspended...
Former Vietnam politburo member back in court on suspicion of corruptionA former member of Vietnam’s Politburo went on trial on Monday for alleged financial irregularities at a state-owned enterprise, the latest case in a crackdown on corruption, his lawyer told Reuters....
Italy seizes migrant rescue ship: NGOItalian authorities impounded a migrant rescue boat operated by a Spanish non-governmental organisation on suspicion it was aiding illegal immigration, the NGO said Monday. The group, Proactiva Open A...