A German man was handed a two-year suspended sentence yesterday for passing on floor plans of parliament buildings to Russian secret services while employed by a security company.

Residents of an Iraqi village have killed 11 people in retaliation for a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, an Iraqi security official said.

More than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months, with nearly 90 percent

A group of 12 European countries yesterday urged Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 settler homes in the occupied

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Wednesday admitted he should have acted "differently" after accusations he plagiarised swathes of his university thesis.

Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, in another stark warning ahead of crunch climate talks.

The next general election in Bangladesh should be held in a transparent and competitive atmosphere with participation from all political parties, said Robert Chatterton Dickson, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, yesterday.

Only 158 investment funds with just 0.5 percent of assets under management are currently in line with Paris accord goals of limiting the increase

Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agreed at a summit yesterday to establish a “comprehensive strategic

The United States on Tuesday voiced concern about Israel’s decision to build settlements in the West Bank, saying it will “strongly oppose” such

A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Sudanese security forces launched sweeping arrests of anti-coup protesters yesterday, tightening the regime’s grip while the international community ramped up punitive measures.

A Brazilian Senate investigative committee approved a report on Tuesday that calls for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including crimes against humanity.

The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female — and expects to be able to offer the option to nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming people early next year, the State Department said Wednesday.

Angry Sudanese stood their ground yesterday in street protests against a coup, as international condemnation of the military’s takeover poured in ahead of a UN Security Council meeting.

Facebook Inc will fuel more violent unrest around the world unless it stops its algorithms pushing extreme and divisive content, whistleblower Frances Haugen told the British parliament on Monday.

Saudi Arabia pledged more than $1 billion for new environmental initiatives on Monday, as the world’s top oil exporter took further steps to bolster its green credentials ahead of next week’s COP26 climate summit.

The German government has cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 2.6 per cent, but lifted its estimate for next year to 4.1  per cent as supply problems are delaying the recovery in Europe’s largest economy, two sources familiar with the decision said on Tuesday.

Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia filed a landmark lawsuit yesterday aimed at forcing the government