South Korean and US officials have warned for months that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing to conduct another nuclear test
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Saturday, the South Korean military said, in...
The death toll of the United Nations mission in the attack on the Kaj Higher Education Center is much higher than the death toll announced by the Kabul police.
Since his return to power, the Taliban have pledged to protect...
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a grand ceremony in the Kremlin
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine announced Saturday that it has cordoned off several thousand Russian troops near a key town in one of the four Moscow-controlled regions that President...
Iranian female protesters remove their headscarves during a demonstration in the city of Savah, in an image taken from an online video made available on September 21, 2022.
Paris (AFP) - Iran's hardline president, Ebrahim Raisi, has vowed "decisive action"...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, or surrendered, urging Russians to resist Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow began a mandatory troop recall Thursday in a bid to bolster Ukraine's faltering war effort, with authorities saying thousands have...
The killing of Mahsa Amini, 22, in the custody of the Iranian morality police, sparked a wave of violent demonstrations.
Paris (AFP) - At least 17 people were killed as popular unrest erupted Thursday across Iran over the death of...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2-L) poses with John Tuttle (R), Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group, before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on September 22, 2022
New York (AFP) - Japan announced Thursday that it...
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden pledged solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing protests over the killing of a young woman arrested by morality police.
Biden addressed the United...
Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International Organization for Migration calls Europe the most dangerous destination for irregular migration in the world, and the...
Coal loading onto trains at a coal plant in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, on June 23, 2022 - Coal power still makes up most of China's energy supply
BEIJING (AFP) - China has ramped up spending on coal in...