The Japanese government said today it “can never tolerate” provocations from North Korea after the country’s military said it was…
North Korea today officially dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury,” declaring the American leader “bereft of reason”…
The United States has criticised a visit by President Vladimir Putin to the Russian-backed Abkhazia region of Georgia, calling it…
Four people were killed today in election-related violence in Kenya, where the opposition claimed massive rigging in a vote that…
Mozilla, the non-profit which runs the Firefox internet browser, said today it was launching a drive against “fake news” as…
The Palestinian Authority has dramatically reduced financial support for Gazans seeking medical care outside the blockaded Gaza Strip, WHO figures…
China responded to President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic “fire and fury” threat against North Korea by pointedly warning today against any…
The world’s biggest polluter China has a “big job” ahead of it in the global fight against climate change, the…
The Pacific island of Guam remained outwardly calm today in the face of a threatened North Korean attack, and a…
Australia’s biggest bank, the Commonwealth, posted record annual profits today, as its chief executive faces calls to resign in the…
North Korea today said that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range…
Hundreds of members of Nepal’s gay community marched through Kathmandu yesterday, many wearing vibrant costumes and carrying rainbow flags and…
North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, the Washington Post reported today, a…
Israel will allow Palestinian business executives from Jerusalem to visit the Gaza Strip for the first time in years, a…
Pakistani cricket authorities today called for an upcoming tournament in India to be moved to a neutral venue, citing security…
Fast food giant McDonald’s said today it would almost double the number of restaurants in China over the next five…
The Chinese navy and air force flexed their muscles in live-fire drills in seas adjacent to the Korean Peninsula, the…
The Pentagon has issued new guidance to the military allowing installations in the United States to shoot down commercial or…
