Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organisation”, a label that, under a 2015 law, makes involvement with it a criminal offence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said that a delegation headed by security council secretary Rustem Umerov was on its way to the United States to continue talks on an agreement to end Russia’s war.

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.

US President Donald Trump issued a warning yesterday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

At least 279 people are still missing

Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington

Several airlines announced delayed or cancelled flights on Friday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades

Hong Kong's leader and top government officials observed a moment of silence on Saturday to mourn the victims of the city's deadliest fire in decades, which killed at least 128 people and displaced hundreds

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries”, following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House.

Dozens of Tunisian opposition figures were handed prison sentences up to 45 years long on appeal yesterday, lawyers told AFP, in a trial rights groups have condemned as politically motivated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit India on December 4-5 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral ties and international issues, the Kremlin and India’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

The death toll from Hong Kong’s worst fire in nearly 80 years has risen to 128 and about 200 people remain missing from the high-rise residential complex that was engulfed by the blaze, the city’s security chief said yesterday.

At least 13 Syrians were killed and 25 others wounded yesterday in Israeli artillery and missile attacks on the town of Beit Jinn, southwest of Syria’s capital, Damascus.

Around 200 people remain unaccounted for, 89 bodies yet to be identified

Most travelled legally to Brazil before using risky routes to enter US

Remarks follow death of a National Guard member shot near the White House reportedly by an Afghan

US strikes on Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters have killed 83 so far

Three renovation contractors held in manslaughter probe

A Turkish court yesterday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March, a case that drew condemnation from press freedom watchdogs.

France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next summer, President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday, in the face of what he called a growing threat posed by Russia.