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N. Korea's Kim oversees cruise missile test as Seoul, US start drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a navy unit and oversaw a strategic cruise missile test, state media reported on Monday, ahead of the start of joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.
Guatemala dark horse Arevalo surges ahead in election results
Surprise election favorite Bernardo Arevalo surged ahead in early results from Guatemala's presidential runoff on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message firing up weary voters.
'We want new faces': Fed-up Guatemalans vote in tense runoff
Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff marred by efforts to disqualify a surprise frontrunner whose anti-corruption crusade has fired up voters and shaken those in power.
'We are afraid': Violence-hit Ecuador votes under heavy security
Heavily-armed security officers kept watch Sunday as Ecuadorans voted in a presidential election marked by the murder of a top candidate and despair over the lawlessness that has engulfed the once-peaceful nation.
'We want new faces': Guatemalans vote in tense runoff
Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff tainted by efforts to disqualify the surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end corruption.
Turkey's leader Erdogan in Hungary for NATO, energy talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Sunday, with energy security and Sweden's membership of NATO on the agenda for both countries.
Ukraine hails 'historic' decision to supply F-16 jets
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Sunday a "historic" decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to provide American F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion.
Pro-coup rally in Niger after leader warns against foreign intervention
Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month's military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention while proposing a three-year transition of power.
Ukraine hails 'historic' decision to provide F-16 jets
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Sunday a "historic" decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to supply US-made F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion.
'We are afraid': Voting begins in tense Ecuador election
Amid heavy security, Ecuadorans headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, as the once-peaceful nation suffers from violence fueled by the illicit global drug trade.
Polls open in tense Guatemala runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans streamed to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
Zelensky hails 'historic' decision to hand F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed on a visit to the Netherlands a "historic" decision to supply F-16 fighter jets to strengthen Ukraine's Soviet-era air force.
Voting begins in tense Ecuador election
Ecuadorans headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the illicit global drug trade.
Pro-coup rally in Niger after military leader warns against foreign intervention
Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month's military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention and proposed a three-year transition of power.
Ukraine's Zelensky in Netherlands after 'heinous' Chernihiv attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday aiming to strengthen his country's air power, a day after a "heinous" Russian missile strike killed seven people and wounded 148 in Chernihiv.
Russia 'thwarts' Ukraine drone attack on Moscow region
Russia said it thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and its region on Sunday, a day after a "heinous" missile strike killed seven people and wounded 148 in Ukraine's Chernihiv.
Young Zimbabwean voters dare to hope for change of old guard
Just days before a national election to pick a president and lawmakers, one word is on the lips of most young Zimbabweans: "change".
Ecuador votes in presidential election dominated by security woes
Ecuadorans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the global drug trade.
Guatemala votes in tense runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics.
Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'
On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria's north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil.
UN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded 144 on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in what the UN denounced as a "heinous" attack.
'Losing Old Sanaa': historic city reels from Yemen war
Doaa al-Waseai spent many happy years working as a tour guide in the Old City of Yemen's capital Sanaa, showing foreigners its hidden hammams and markets teeming with silver and spices.
Ukraine's dilemma: Rebuilding in midst of war
Picking her way through charred ruins with a flashlight, Tetiana Bezatosna returned to her apartment after it was pummelled by Russian bombardment. The Ukrainian mother-of-two has little hope it will ever be rebuilt.
Niger military ruler warns against any attack
Niger's new military ruler warned Saturday that any attack on the country would not be a "walk in the park", as a delegation from West African countries made a final push to find a diplomatic solution following last month's coup.
UN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city centre
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN denounced as a "heinous" attack.
W.African delegation meets ousted president in coup-hit Niger
A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.
Pakistan police arrest vice-chairman of jailed ex-PM Khan's party
The vice-chairman of jailed Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan's party was arrested on Saturday, a spokesman said, part of a widening crackdown on the former ruling party.
UK police question ousted Myanmar ambassador over residence row: lawyer
British police have questioned Myanmar's ex-ambassador to London, stripped of his post by the military junta after a 2021 coup, over his refusal to leave a diplomatic residence, his lawyer said Saturday.
W.African mission lands in coup-hit Niger for talks
A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger on Saturday seeking a peaceful rather than military solution after senior army officers seized power in a coup.
UN condemns 'heinous' Russian attack on Ukraine city centre, 7 dead
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN called a "heinous" attack hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders.
Russia hits Ukraine city centre after Putin meets generals
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said, hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders.