The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging ...

Voting by more than half the world's population in 2024 elections has left many liberal democracies facing crises of ...

Protesters who marched on the Pakistan capital to demand the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were cleared ...

Negotiations on a first global treaty to curb plastic pollution are moving "very, very slowly", diplomats and observers told AFP on Wednesday, threatening the chances of reaching an agreement.

Donald Trump on Tuesday named Jamieson Greer his trade representative, a key figure in implementing the president-elect's ...

Donald Trump on Tuesday named Jamieson Greer his trade envoy, a key figure in implementing the president-elect's economic ...

Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has ...

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday, the latest ...

Banned boxer Ryan Garcia is to fight in Japan on New Year's Eve, organisers said Wednesday, but the American's management ...

A teenager whose lies about her teacher are accused of contributing to the educator's murder by an Islamist radical ...

A would-be drug smuggler soaked a cow onesie in methamphetamine, part of a whole suitcase full of clothes he tried to sneak ...