Sydney, Australia - Australia on Tuesday outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defense spending by an additional US$7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race. Under the plan, Australia will get a navy of 26 major surface combatant...
London, United Kingdom - The High Court in London Tuesday will begin hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's final UK appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military and diplomatic files. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the...
MADRID, Spain - A fire that broke out in a Madrid nursing home early Sunday killed two women and injured at least 10 other people, Spanish emergency services said. The blaze broke out at around 7 am (0600 GMT) at the residence which was home to around 40 people, Isabel Casado, a supervisor with...
MOSCOW, Russia - The US ambassador to Moscow visited a makeshift shrine to Alexei Navalny on Sunday, as Russian authorities suppressed memorials and tributes to the late opposition leader. TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on February 17, 2024, shows portrait placards, flowers and candles displayed...
MOSCOW, Russia - Events on the battlefield in Ukraine are a matter of "life and death" for Russia that could determine its fate, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired Sunday. The Kremlin has repeatedly framed the almost two-year conflict as a battle for Russia's survival in a bid to rally...
MUNICH, Germany - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday said the situation in the Israel-occupied West Bank posed a major obstacle to finding a long-term solution for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. "The West Bank is the real obstacle for the two-state solution," Borrell said...
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto the latest push for a UN Security Council resolution and mediator Qatar acknowledged that separate truce talks have hit an impasse. TOPSHOT - Displaced Palestinians camp...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back at his Bangkok home from police hospital early Sunday, just six months after his dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russia said Saturday it had taken "full control" of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, hours after Kyiv said it had pulled out of the former stronghold to save soldiers' lives. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had informed President Vladimir Putin of the advance, said a...
MUNICH, Germany - German weapons producer Rheinmetall said Saturday it has signed an accord with a Ukrainian company to build artillery munitions in Ukraine, which desperately needs them to fend off Russian attacks. CEO of Rheinmetall AG Armin Papperger attends the ground-breaking ceremony for the...
MOSCOW, Russia - Alexei Navalny's supporters on Saturday accused Russian authorities of being "killers" who were "covering their tracks" by refusing to hand over his body, as the Kremlin stayed silent despite Western accusations and a flood of tributes to the late opposition leader. The 47-year-old...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hailed his army's capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka as an "important victory", following a hasty withdrawal by Kyiv's forces. The capture of the town marks the most significant territorial gain for Russia's forces since...
