Security forces in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq began special voting on Friday for the region’s parliamentary elections to be held on 20 October. A total of 215,960 security…
European Union member states have backed a new legislative initiative aimed at “speeding up” the deportation of illegal migrants. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new legislative…
Seven people were killed and six others injured when a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device in a cafe outside a police training school in the capital Mogadishu, Somali police…
In a statement, Hezbollah confirmed the destruction of 20 Merkava tanks, four military bulldozers, an armoured vehicle and a troop carrier, in addition to the downing of two Hormuz 450…
A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was ousted following weeks of protests. Bangladesh…
The Russian defence ministry announced on Thursday that it had taken control of the town of Maximilianivka in Donetsk. The defence ministry said: ‘As a result of the active actions…
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck the central Turkish province of Sivas on Thursday at a depth of 10 km. The earthquake struck at 11.29am local time (GMT+3) with the epicentre…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo at the head of a diplomatic delegation, marking the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian official in…
Nearly 3 million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war, crossing borders to seek safety in neighbouring countries and beyond, mainly in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt,…
Dutch Trade and Development Minister Renate Klever announced late on Wednesday that her conservative government was considering a plan to deport African asylum seekers to Uganda. Klever raised the issue…