Afghan Minister for Refugees and Displaced Persons Khalilur Rahman Haqqani has been killed in a “mysterious” explosion at the ministry’s headquarters in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.…
South Korean police announced on Wednesday that they had raided the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol in connection with his declaration of martial law on 3 December. Meanwhile, prison authorities…
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the head of Syria’s transitional government, Mohammad al-Bashir, called on his compatriots who fled the country during the years of…
FIFA will announce Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. The FIFA Congress is holding a meeting to approve the budget for the next three…
China has overtaken the EU as the largest applicant for international patent families in the power grid technology sector, according to a study by the European Patent Office and the…
China has stepped up its military deployment around Taiwan in the past 24 hours, sending 53 military aircraft and 19 ships, the island’s authorities said on Wednesday. Taiwan said on…
At least 15 people were killed in a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelling on a bus in Khartoum, a medical source told AFP on Tuesday. Al-Nu hospital, one of the…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was taken to São Paulo last night for emergency surgery to stop a brain haemorrhage linked to a fall at his home in October…
South Korea’s parliament has passed a bill calling for the arrest of eight people, including President Yun Suk-yol, in connection with the declaration of martial law on 3 December. The…
Ghana’s electoral commission has announced that John Dramani Mahama has won the country’s presidential election with 56 per cent of the vote against Vice President Mahamadou Bawumia, who received 41…