Russia’s prosecutor general said yesterday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an “undesirable organisation”, accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia.

Washington often issues visa bans without publishing the names of those targeted

Strikes kill 52 more; WHO chief says 2 million 'starving'

At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said yesterday.

The top UN rights body yesterday raised concerns over the impeachment of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives, which effectively stalled the review of a new law banning defections by parliamentarians.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would launch a “major investigation” into his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris over celebrities who backed her failed run for the White House.

Britain and the European Union yesterday reached a landmark deal setting out closer ties on defence and trade, launching a new chapter after the UK’s acrimonious exit from the bloc five years ago.

Israel pursued its military operation in Gaza yesterday, killing at least 52 Palestinians in overnight airstrikes after it agreed to lift a two-month-old blockade on aid deliveries that has left the enclave on the brink of famine.

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States “will lead nowhere” if Washington insists that Tehran drop its uranium enrichment activity to zero, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhtravanchi was quoted by state media yesterday as saying.

The landslide occurred early Sunday in Ba Be district of Bac Kan province following torrential rain on Saturday

Mountain guide Cool, 51, first climbed Everest in 2004

The action was a big win for Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson

The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" in a newly intensified campaign in Gaza

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine held direct negotiations in Istanbul last week for the first time in almost three years

Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam Khomeini (airport) in Tehran on Saturday

The 82-year-old Democrat was diagnosed with cancer after he experienced urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found

US Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that Europe was “an important ally” despite disagreements over trade as he met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices.

Iran and Azerbaijan have launched a joint special forces exercise, state media in the Islamic republic said yesterday, weeks after Iran’s president visited the neighbouring country.

Toymakers have been around far longer than many people realise, a Danish researcher told AFP after the discovery of 19 ancient rattles some dating back at least 4,500 years.