Britain yesterday threatened to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose sanctions on British vessels in a deepening row over post-Brexit fishing rights.

The Kremlin warned Wednesday that the use of Turkish-made drones could further aggravate the conflict in Ukraine, after Kiev released footage of its military employing the weapons against pro-Russian separatists for the first time.

A German man was handed a two-year suspended sentence yesterday for passing on floor plans of parliament buildings to Russian secret services while employed by a security company.

Residents of an Iraqi village have killed 11 people in retaliation for a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, an Iraqi security official said.

More than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months, with nearly 90 percent

A group of 12 European countries yesterday urged Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 settler homes in the occupied

The WHO said it was closely tracking a Delta subvariant to determine whether it was more transmissible than the original strain, as Covid-19

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said yesterday it has agreed with China to upgrade their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, a day after reaching a similar deal with Australia.

When authori-tarian regimes demonstrate expansionist tendencies, democratic countries should come together to stand against them. Taiwan is on the front lines.

Some of the world’s most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, driven by things like logging and wildfires, a new report said, with researchers alarmed that protected areas are contributing to climate change.

Sudan’s ruling military has sacked six ambassadors and security forces have tightened their crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, even as international pressure against this week’s coup grows.

The United Nations yesterday called for nations at the upcoming COP26 climate change summit to increase funding for developing countries to adapt.

The judge investigating last year’s deadly Beirut port blast suspended a summons targeting the former Lebanese premier Hassan Diab Wednesday, after Diab filed a lawsuit against him.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Wednesday admitted he should have acted "differently" after accusations he plagiarised swathes of his university thesis.

Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, in another stark warning ahead of crunch climate talks.

The next general election in Bangladesh should be held in a transparent and competitive atmosphere with participation from all political parties, said Robert Chatterton Dickson, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, yesterday.

Only 158 investment funds with just 0.5 percent of assets under management are currently in line with Paris accord goals of limiting the increase

Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agreed at a summit yesterday to establish a “comprehensive strategic

The United States on Tuesday voiced concern about Israel’s decision to build settlements in the West Bank, saying it will “strongly oppose” such

A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair