Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to Britain today won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones -- and said his coveted goal of enlisting Western fighter jets was drawing nearer.

Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the army saying it returned fire after being shot at.

A Russian missile strike killed four people and hit a hospital in eastern Ukraine, officials said today, as President Volodymyr Zelensky won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones on a visit to Britain.

A university professor from the United States broke the world record for the longest time living underwater over the weekend, and he is set to continue with his subaquatic lifestyle for the next few weeks

At least 13 people were killed when a passenger van and a semi-truck collided on a highway in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, local authorities said

"If our nation says second round, we will absolutely win in the second round"

Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election, with the parties of both Tayyip Erdogan and opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu claiming the lead but sources in both camps admit they may not clear the 50 percent threshold to win outright.

Flash flooding in central Somalia has killed 22 people and affected over 450,000, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said yesterday, after the Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands out of their homes.

With tough new asylum rules in place, many migrants on the US-Mexico border were seeking legal routes to enter the United States on Saturday, despite warnings of a chaotic surge in crossings.

US President Joe Biden used yesterday’s first anniversary of a racially motivated mass shooting to highlight steps he is taking to reduce gun violence, while repeating his demand that Congress “do more” to save lives.

Calm returned to Gaza yesterday as a fragile ceasefire ending five days of fighting held, leaving Palestinians and Israelis to count the cost of cross-border fire which has killed dozens.

Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan’s capital yesterday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia.

More than a dozen people were killed in an overnight battle between Pakistan paramilitary troops and militants who stormed their base and took families hostage, the army said.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday called Germany a “true friend” in his country’s battle against Russia, as Berlin pledged unwavering support for Kyiv ahead of a widely expected counter-offensive.

A preliminary vote count in Thailand’s election yesterday indicated an early lead for the country’s progressive opposition, trailed by ruling coalition parties backed by the military and establishment.

Pakistan’s former prime minster Imran Khan has claimed democracy in Pakistan is at “an all-time low” in an exclusive interview with Sky News.

Turkey on Sunday voted in a momentous election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 21-year grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course

Armed attackers killed at least 33 people when they opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun region said on Saturday

The head of a Rwandan opposition party, Frank Habineza, said yesterday he would run for president in next year’s election after winning the nomination of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda.

The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation has climbed to 201, as investigators yesterday unearthed 22 more bodies from a coastal forest, a government official said.