One year on: Putin is not winning but everything depends on what happens in spring
Putin has failed in his bid to impose a puppet government in Ukraine but the outcome now depends on whether Ukraine is strong enough to thwart an expected Russian offensive this...
Malta joins EU countries opposing penalties on Russian sanctions reporting
Malta joins phalanx of 13 countries to force European Commission to drop €50,000 penalties on individuals who fail to meet reporting obligations
Nigeria’s Borno state close to famine

‘You cannot just be satisfied to say you built X number of latrines, delivered X bags of food when people are dying. It’s not enough,’...

‘You cannot just be satisfied to say you built X...

Owen Smith pledges referendum on Brexit deal if elected Labour leader

Labour leadership contender says final Brexit deal negotiated by UK government...

Labour leadership contender says final Brexit deal...

Daesh confirms that 'minister for war' is dead

Daesh has admitted a senior leader known as Omar the Chechen is dead, months...

Daesh has admitted a senior leader known as Omar the...

Philippines to discuss South China Sea in Asia-Europe summit

The Philippines will be discussing peaceful and legal approaches to the South...

The Philippines will be discussing peaceful and legal...

Old Towns of Djenné built from mud risk disappearance

A world heritage site in central Mali that features elaborate pre-Islamic mud...

A world heritage site in central Mali that features...

UK parliament salutes Cameron in his last PMQs

Home Secretary Theresa May prepares to succeed David Cameron as Britain's...

Home Secretary Theresa May prepares to succeed David...

Mafia boss Provenzano dead in prison

Real-life ‘Godfather’ infamous for low-key but ruthless approach to leading the Cosa Nostra

Real-life ‘Godfather’ infamous for low-key but...

Brazil increases security ahead of Olympic Games

The federal government in Brazil claims that it is handing out...

The federal government in Brazil claims that it is handing...

China warns of military escalation following unfavourable ruling on South China Sea

Beijing lashes out against an international court rejection of its territorial claims in the South China Sea, warning of a military escalation 

Beijing lashes out against an international court rejection...

Torture and disappearances still present in Egypt, Amnesty International says

Egypt's security services have tortured and forcibly made hundreds of people disappear in the past year to try to tackle dissent, the rights...

Egypt's security services have tortured...

Obama urges US to 'reject despair' in the wake of Dallas shooting

US president Barack Obama has urged the US to "reject despair" as he...

US president Barack Obama has urged the US to "reject...

Updated | 20 people killed and dozens injured in Bari train crash

At least twenty people have died in a train crash between Bari and Barletta

At least twenty people have died in a train crash between...

Iran detains dual nationals on unknown charges

Iran has indicted three dual citizens and a foreigner held in the country on...

Iran has indicted three dual citizens and a foreigner held...

Japan's prime minister calls for change of pacifist constitution

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, called for a debate on rewriting the...

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, called for a...

Lawyers confirm US whistleblower Chelsea Manning suicide attempt

Lawyers confirm that US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted to kill...

Lawyers confirm that US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning...

International tribunal to make South China Sea ruling, despite China's refusal to recognise it

An international tribunal is set to give a ruling on the disputed South China Sea

An international tribunal is set to give a ruling on the...

Updated | UK’s PM-in-waiting Theresa May pledges to ‘build a better Britain’

Andrea Leadsom pulls out of the Conservative leadership race, leaving May as the sole contender, and doing away with the need for the party members to cast...

Andrea Leadsom pulls out of the Conservative leadership...

NATO to expand anti-ISIS Med patrols

New mission could include counter-terrorism operations, maritime surveillance and working with partner forces in the area

New mission could include counter-terrorism operations,...