Gabriel Attal has been named France’s next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the...
The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after MPs backed a new law. The legislation, set to...
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a controversial election. Ms Hasina will serve another five years in office after her...
The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on crowds marking the anniversary of spymaster Qasem Soleimani’s assassination by...
Two explosions have killed at least 103 people and injured scores more at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the US killing...
A drone strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, killed senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday. The drone hit a Hamas office,...
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labour laws. Prof Yunus’ supporters say...
The leader of South Korea’s political opposition has been stabbed at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan.Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the...
A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents in some coastal areas to...
People around the world have gathered to celebrate the new year, with fireworks shows in major cities. Residents of the Pacific nation of Kiribati were the...
