Six mountaineers have plunged to their deaths or been killed by rockslides in the  southern Swiss Alps in a matter of days, police said yesterday.

Russian drones yesterday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, as Moscow targeted facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine following the collapse of a key export arrangement.

Donald Trump sought to spin his latest indictments into a 2024 campaign pitch yesterday, with the former US president arguing government “corruption” and the legal attacks against him have plunged America into decline.

Washington added more China-based companies to a blacklist Tuesday, barring their goods from entering the United States as officials seek to remove forced labor -- especially involving minorities like the Uyghur people -- from supply chains.

The West African bloc ECOWAS believes that intervening militarily in Niger to restore the country’s elected president following a coup is a “last resort”, a senior ECOWAS official said yesterday.

The crisis in Sudan should serve “as a wake-up call” for Juba, the UN envoy to South Sudan said yesterday, urging the government to lay the groundwork for credible elections next year.

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.

On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.

Germany’s armed forces are facing major problems in attracting new recruits, the defence minister said yesterday, as Berlin seeks to overhaul its creaking military following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bundeswehr has long suffered from a lack of

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the “colossal challenges” facing the cash-strapped North African country.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the "colossal challenges" facing the cash-strapped North African country

The first plane carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel

At least 33 people have been killed in police operations against drug gangs in two Brazilian states since last week, authorities said Tuesday, triggering calls for independent investigations

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content

The four-count indictment alleges Trump conspired to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election.

The leader of an influential Pakistan political party yesterday called for better state-provided security after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 54 people -- almost half of them children -- at an election gathering.

The Kremlin said yesterday that other countries’ interest in joining the BRICS group of nations was proof of the bloc’s growing authority on the world stage, but hinted at disagreements over its possible expansion ahead of a summit.

Islamic State group jihadists attacked a convoy of oil tankers guarded by the army in the Syrian desert yesterday, killing seven people including two civilians, a war monitor said.

France and Italy yesterday prepared to fly out their citizens and other Europeans from Niger, six days after a coup that toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel and stoked anti-French demonstrations.