EU Council adopts a plan worth 6 billion euros for Western Balkans to speed up enlargement process

EU countries have approved a plan worth 6 billion euros ($6.45 billion) to support Western Balkan states aimed at accelerating reforms and economic growth in the region, as they seek future membership in the bloc

Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin

Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China

Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China

Police search Brussels office of prominent far-right German lawmaker over China spying allegations

Germany’s top prosecutor’s office says that authorities are searching the European parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels

Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia

Throughout his 24 years in power in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has launched wars, cracked down on the political opposition and LGBTQ+ activists, stifled most independent media and consolidated his power by engineering changes to the...

EU Council adopts a plan worth 6 billion euros for Western Balkans to speed up enlargement process

EU countries have approved a plan worth 6 billion euros ($6.45 billion) to support Western Balkan states aimed at accelerating reforms and economic growth in the region, as they seek future membership in the bloc

Togo's presidents signs a law expected to extend his decades-long rule

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that eliminates presidential elections, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade-long rule

China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron

France’s president is hosting China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings

Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show

Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition

Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's announcement about a successor to its Switch home console is coming sometime before March 2025

American is sentenced to 10 days in jail for reportedly breaking into a Russian children's library

An American English-language tutor has been arrested in Moscow on hooliganism charges for reportedly breaking into a children’s library while intoxicated and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail

Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion

Australian police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man had been engaged in a deradicalization program since he detonated a homemade explosive device in a school toilet block two years ago

Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule

Vietnam has started commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu battle in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops

Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest

Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest

At least 10 casualties in a hospital attack in southwestern China, suspect arrested

Chinese state media are reporting a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country’s southwest

The Latest | Israel's military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt

An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities say, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s...

5 workers dead, 49 still missing after a building under construction collapsed in South Africa

Rescue teams have worked through the night searching for dozens of construction workers buried for more than 12 hours under the rubble of concrete after a multi-story apartment complex that was being built collapsed in a South African coastal city

Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show

Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition

Details of UK military personnel exposed in huge payroll data breach

British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system

Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute

Kenya says the Republic of Congo's military has released two Kenya Airways staffers who were detained for two weeks in a cargo dispute

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher, though China benchmarks falter

Asian markets are mostly higher, although Chinese shares faltered