Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that a defence pact signed last week between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan was "a sign of a change in the perception" of countries in the region towards the United States

The military operations are among the first between the new government and illegal groups, and mark "a clear and powerful message to all bandits," the far-right leader said in a statement

Dozens of artists, including Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande, have called on the Trump administration not to use their songs

Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of mainland Greece is far from the country's tourist hubs, and despite limpid waters and spectacular bays, it has never been a regular stop for travellers

Iran says Oman deal on strait is near but sets US conditions

Expatriates’ welfare minister pledges support for families

President Donald Trump’s political stature is so poor right now that he has squandered the Republican Party’s advantage on two major issues that almost always favour the GOP: the economy and national security.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said yesterday they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, vital to global trade, until the United States met Tehran’s conditions, including compensation for war damages.

Canadian officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire in the western province of British Columbia forced the overnight evacuation of more than 20,000 people, including some who were airlifted to safety.

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast yesterday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, taking fresh distance from President Donald Trump as he faces razor-tight elections.

Syria said yesterday that it reached a deal with Moscow on the fate of Russia’s two bases in the country, which it once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war.

Israeli authorities have issued a tender for 627 new housing units in the Kochav Yaakov settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC).

Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region, while Russian strikes overnight Saturday and yesterday killed two and wounded dozens across Ukraine.

Israeli military won't carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, he says

At least 22 people have died, 17 of them soldiers, after two buses crashed into each other in southern Niger, the west African country's transport ministry said Saturday

Four people were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, including three Colombian tourists from the same family, the country's consul told AFP

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella vowed to restore order and eradicate “narco-terrorists” in a fiery first speech as leader on Friday.

The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Department of Justice.

Iran yesterday said that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.