North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia
A picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcoming soldiers in this undated image. — AFPNine troops died during 120-day…
Trump appears in newly released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
US President Donald Trump poses with unidentified women in this handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the…
Convicted ex-spymaster ‘retained classified documents’ after retirement
Former ISI Chief Faiz Hamid. — ISPR/FileEx-ISI chief Faiz Hamid jailed for 14 years on multiple charges.Former spymaster was tried and convicted on four counts.Faiz Hamid engaged in political activity…
Cambodia says Thailand still bombing hours after Trump truce call
A Thai military mobile unit fires towards Cambodia’s side after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a…
US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city
File photo of two M23 rebel fighters at a border crossing point in Rwanda. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters View image in fullscreen The US has accused Rwanda of violating a US-brokered…
Archaeologists uncover rare Roman-style ‘Good Shepherd’ fresco near Iznik
A fresco depicting a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd” has been uncovered by Turkish archaeologists, one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era. The painting was…
Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Hope for change clouded by climate realities
Ten years ago today, on 12 December 2015, the leaders of 195 countries, meeting in France at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), ratified the Paris Agreement. The signatory…
‘Brussels is crossing the Rubicon today,’ Orbán says on Russian assets freeze
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has slammed the European Union after it announced on Thursday is was indefinitely immobilising the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element of…
‘Let’s prove them wrong’: Spanish economy minister responds to US criticism
Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo has called on the European Union to stay united in the face of severe criticism from the Trump administration, which has recently warned that Europe’s…
Gaza doctor murdered Israeli hostage by injecting air into her veins, father claims
The father of an Israeli woman who was abducted by Hamas during the 2023 incursion into southern Israel has claimed his daughter was later murdered by a doctor in Gaza.…