Politics

Israel has retaliated in Lebanon, killing six people, including a child, in the most intense firefight since a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah nearly four months ago. The rockets fired from Lebanon were the second in a series…

Oleg Gordievsky, the Soviet KGB officer who played a key role in changing the course of the Cold War by secretly passing information to Britain, has died aged 86. He died on March 4 in England, where he had been…

Russia carried out a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, killing three people and injuring 14, despite a limited ceasefire, local authorities said. Police said 12 drones were used in the attack in Zaporizhia, and regional governor Ivan…

US President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others in a new move against Democratic opponents. The Republican president, who also revoked former President Joe Biden’s…

Sudanese armed forces have strengthened their presence in the capital, recapturing several key government sites a day after retaking the Republican Palace from a paramilitary group. Sudanese military spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah said troops had driven the Rapid Support…

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was summoned for questioning by police on Saturday on terrorism charges, a day after he was questioned in a corruption case. His arrest this week sparked mass protests across Turkey, with demonstrators taking to the streets…

A library located on the border between the United States and Canada is facing new restrictions on movement due to the U.S. administration’s moves to tighten border controls. For over a hundred years, residents of Stansted, Quebec, Canada, could travel…

U.S. Senator Steve Daines is in Beijing as America and China trade tariff threats and harsh words over each other’s efforts to combat the illicit fentanyl trade. Mr Daines, a Republican from Montana and a vocal supporter of US President…

NASA’s spacecraft will make another close approach to the Sun, the second of three planned passes through the sun’s hot atmosphere. The Parker Solar Probe made its record-breaking first flyby of 3.8 million miles (six million kilometers) from the Sun…

Two brothers were arrested and appeared in court in Zimbabwe on Friday accused of carrying out an armed robbery at the home of the parents of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry, where they are alleged to have stolen…