Forty-nine people died of thirst in an isolated Sahara desert district in Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said Thursday.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences following a spate of Ukrainian attacks.

There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday. “Fuelled…

The United States warned on Saturday it was “more than capable” of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons.

Iran warned Monday that, while some progress had been made, it was not yet close to striking a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war, after a weekend of mixed messages from Washington and Tehran.

China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to “stop brandishing the judicial stick” against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island’s former leader Raul Castro on murder charges.

The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals.

A Russian drone hit a Chinese cargo ship in the Black Sea overnight, Ukraine said Monday, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping….

Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Washington, DC, on Friday for a second day of direct talks, even as Israeli strikes continued in southern Lebanon. Both delegations, including the two…

Responding to a reporter’s question at the White House, Trump said he would be taking the step, with the suspension to remain in place “till it’s appropriate”. US federal taxes…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that his country’s war on Ukraine may be “coming to an end” and expressed a willingness to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a third country if a peace deal is finalised.

Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 23 people on Friday, despite a ceasefire deal brokered by the US that’s meant to halt fighting with Hezbollah. Lebanon’s health ministry…

The US and Iran exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz on May 7-8, putting a month-old ceasefire under strain. US Central Command said Iranian forces launched missiles, drones and…

The U.S. State Department will start revoking passports of thousands of Americans who owe substantial unpaid child support, beginning Friday. Officials told the Associated Press on Thursday that the initial…

Washington and Tehran are exploring a temporary arrangement to halt the ongoing conflict in the Gulf, with Iranian officials currently reviewing the U.S. draft proposal. The proposed memorandum is intended…

The United Arab Emirates has officially withdrawn from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its OPEC+ alliance, ending nearly six decades of membership in the global oil cartel….

Conservative Anglican bishops from Africa and the Global South are gathering in Abuja, Nigeria, to elect a new leader, challenging the authority of Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first female Archbishop…

France is set to host a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors next week to discuss the Middle East crisis and its global economic implications. Economy and…