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...
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,...
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...
The US Census Bureau said the world population grew by 75 million in the past year, and will stand at more than 8 billion come New...
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951.Temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below -10C this month. It has...
Many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year. Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also...
An attack by an unidentified drone on an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of India has raised fears that the Gaza War may spread, Indian media...
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3...
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, attended here on Tuesday a welcome ceremony held by General Secretary...