Health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have launched an urgent measles vaccination campaign in Ebola-hit regions, after almost 2,000 deaths from the preventable disease, two-... Read more

Tensions in the Arabian Gulf are unlikely to spiral out of control, French armed forces chief Francois Lecointre said on Thursday after Britain accused Iran of harassing a British oil tanker... Read more

The European Union will put on hold high-level talks with Ankara and negotiations on an air transport agreement, as well as freeze funding for Turkey next year, over “illegal” drilling for g... Read more

Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a B... Read more

Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. abruptly resigned Wednesday amid a dispute over the diplomat’s leaked emails that were critical of President Donald Trump.   Sir Kim Darroch... Read more

Authorities in Japan’s ancient capital Nara are warning visitors not to feed the city’s wild deer – a major tourist attraction – after several of the animals died after swallowing plastic ba... Read more

A national debate has been sparked in the Netherlands after a council ordered a primary school playground to be shut for being too noisy.   Questions have been raised in the Dutch parli... Read more

The deputy head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, denied reports of a rift with the country’s umbrella opposition movement group and said that he “does no... Read more

Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said on Monday he was resigning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party over “deep differences” with the party’s direction and said th... Read more

Iran has enriched uranium beyond a 3.67% purity limit set by its deal with major powers, the UN nuclear watchdog policing the deal said on Monday, confirming a move previously announced by T... Read more

US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron about Iran’s threat to ramp up the enrichment of uranium, the White House said. “They discussed ongoing efforts... Read more

The Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge hailed the efforts exerted by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a state... Read more

Iran will face further sanctions in response to its expected breach Sunday of a uranium enrichment cap, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. “Iran’s latest expansion of its nuclear progra... Read more