The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, the conference also served as a swan song for…
The leading politician in the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson, has resisted calls to release a report examining allegations against Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general. The report, led by the House Ethics Committee, examined accusations that Gaetz, 42, had inappropriate sexual relations…
The Israeli military has carried out air raids in the suburbs of Beirut for the fourth consecutive day as Lebanese officials studied a US plan for a ceasefire. Israeli air strikes flattened five buildings in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday. One of them was located near one of…
On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F Kennedy Jr as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services [HHS],” Trump wrote…
The Russian leader said he is open to talks, but intends to keep the territory Moscow seized in Ukraine. The leaders of Russia and Germany have had their first conversation in almost two years as Western countries prepare for the incoming Trump administration that has signalled its intent to end…
Abdallah was given a life sentence for his role in the murders of USA’s Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimant. A French court has ordered the release of a Lebanese person jailed for the killings of US and Israeli diplomats in France in the early 1980s. On Friday, prosecutors…
Tensions have flared during the past week over a proposed deal that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia. Protesters opposing a proposed measure that would allow Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia have stormed into the secessionist region’s parliament building and clashed with police….
A laser beam downs drones by heating up and “frying” their electronics – each invisible, soundless “shot” is more precise and less costly than an air defence missile. Hanwha Aerospace, a South Korean defence company, has fire-tested and is about to start mass-producing the world’s first-ever optical fibre laser weapon….
Firefighters battle blaze in one room for two hours as local mayor cites smoke inhalation as likely cause of deaths. A blaze in a care home in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region has killed at least 10 people and left two in critical condition. Local authorities reported that the fire broke…
Another dangerous storm is barrelling towards the Philippines, threatening an area where dozens of people were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago, the weather service said. Typhoon Usagi blew out of the archipelago nation on Friday as rescuers worked to reach residents stranded on rooftops in northern…
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