The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated (...)
North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea's military said Thursday, demonstrating Pyongyang's continued support for Moscow's war on Ukraine as world leaders push for an end to the three-year (...)
European Union citizens should stockpile enough food and other essential supplies to sustain them for at least 72 hours in the event of a crisis, the EU Commission has said.
In new guidance released Wednesday, the commission stressed the need for (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged an additional €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
The announcement came during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday evening, ahead of a high-stakes international summit on Ukraine's long-term (...)
A national security scandal involving senior US intelligence and defense officials has intensified with the release of screenshots showing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sharing detailed information about airstrikes in Yemen via a messaging app.
The (...)
Eight years ago, on the 26th of Ramadan, Saudis pledged allegiance to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, looking ahead to a future of renewal and transformation. Today, this anniversary is not merely a ceremonial occasion but a pivotal moment in the (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
At 09.00 one (...)
Russia will only implement a White House-brokered agreement to stop using force in the Black Sea when sanctions imposed on its banks and exports over its invasion of Ukraine are lifted, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding further uncertainty to both (...)
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has confirmed it aims to more than double its military personnel, from 70,000 to 200,000 by 2030.
In a letter from the State Secretary for Defense, Gijs Tuinman, to the House of Representatives, he said that defense is (...)
RIYADH — The United States said on Tuesday that an agreement was reached to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as it wrapped up three days of talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in the Saudi capital Riyadh on prospective steps toward a (...)
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Venezuela has been "very hostile" to the US and countries purchasing oil from it will be forced to pay the tariff on all their trade to the US starting April 2.
The tariffs would most likely add to the taxes facing (...)
There are few US presidential actions more sensitive, more fraught with peril, than when and where to use American military force.
If such information were obtained by American adversaries in advance, it could put lives – and national foreign policy (...)
RIYADH — The United States and Ukraine concluded three days of expert-level discussions in Riyadh on Tuesday, reaching a series of technical agreements aimed at de-escalating conflict and paving the way for a lasting peace.
The talks, held from (...)
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Sunday that talks between US and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia were "productive and focused" and with "key points including energy" addressed.
The US negotiators are holding talks in (...)
Greenland's prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is "highly aggressive," plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish (...)
A US delegation led by Steve Witkoff has begun a high-stakes meeting with Kremlin negotiators in Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for progress toward a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine.
The meeting comes one (...)
RIYADH — A few hours after kicking off the talks between the U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh on Monday, the Kremlin confirmed that Moscow and Washington had a common understanding on the need to move towards a settlement to end the war.
Kremlin (...)
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens just a day before scheduled ceasefire talks mediated by the United States in Saudi Arabia.
Ukrainian emergency services (...)
JEDDAH — Ukraine hopes to secure at least a partial ceasefire at upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia, during which US officials will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian delegations. "We still want to agree on a ceasefire, at least on what we have (...)
Ukrainian officials reported multiple regions came under Russian attack overnight — including the Black Sea port city of Odesa.
Three people were injured and a residential high-rise building and shopping centre were damaged as Russian drones (...)
The European Union has rejected Vladimir Putin's demand that military assistance to Ukraine should be completely halted as part of the ongoing negotiations towards a ceasefire, which the Russian leader has only partially accepted.
Putin doubled down (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin would breach a peace deal with Ukraine if it is not defended, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting of senior military leaders in London.
The UK prime minister said any agreement to stop the fighting (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received phone calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday.
During the call, the Crown Prince and Macron discussed regional (...)
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a "very good" hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky said afterward that he believed that (...)
Former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of mounting a "targeted and baseless" campaign against her.
In a letter to Bangladesh's Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), the MP's lawyers say allegations of corruption are (...)
