Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.

On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.

Germany’s armed forces are facing major problems in attracting new recruits, the defence minister said yesterday, as Berlin seeks to overhaul its creaking military following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bundeswehr has long suffered from a lack of

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the “colossal challenges” facing the cash-strapped North African country.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the "colossal challenges" facing the cash-strapped North African country

The first plane carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel

At least 33 people have been killed in police operations against drug gangs in two Brazilian states since last week, authorities said Tuesday, triggering calls for independent investigations

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content

The four-count indictment alleges Trump conspired to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election.

The leader of an influential Pakistan political party yesterday called for better state-provided security after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 54 people -- almost half of them children -- at an election gathering.

The Kremlin said yesterday that other countries’ interest in joining the BRICS group of nations was proof of the bloc’s growing authority on the world stage, but hinted at disagreements over its possible expansion ahead of a summit.

Islamic State group jihadists attacked a convoy of oil tankers guarded by the army in the Syrian desert yesterday, killing seven people including two civilians, a war monitor said.

France and Italy yesterday prepared to fly out their citizens and other Europeans from Niger, six days after a coup that toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel and stoked anti-French demonstrations.

The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend.

US officials denounced the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan -- particularly for women and girls -- during a meeting with Afghan Taliban representatives in Doha, the State Department said Monday.

Washington has sanctioned 20 citizens of the Maldives for their ties to the Islamic State group, including one man accused of trying to assassinate former president Mohamed Nasheed.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday condemned Moscow for putting another of its judges on a wanted list in Russia, after the court issued an arrest warrant for the country’s President Vladimir Putin.

Mail on the Scottish isles of Orkney was delivered by drones yesterday, the first regular postal service by the aerial devices in the UK.

Russia said yesterday it had downed another wave of Ukrainian drones aimed at vessels in the Black Sea and Moscow, as an office block in the capital’s main business district was struck for the second time in a few days.