Yemen’s Houthis have said they did not intend to expand their attacks on shipping in and around the Red Sea…
Pakistan says it doesn’t want to escalate Iran dispute
Pakistan said on Friday it did not want to escalate a standoff with Iran, as Islamabad’s top civilian and military…
Israeli tanks renew push towards biggest hospital still working in Gaza
Israeli tanks on Friday mounted a new push into southern Gaza’s main city, which is sheltering hundreds of thousands of…
Asylum seekers ‘missing’ after crossing Russia border to Finland
Some 160 people who applied for asylum at Finland’s eastern border last year have since disappeared, amid a sudden surge…
UN rights official says Gaza detainees humiliated, dressed in diapers
A U.N. human rights official accused Israel on Friday of mistreating Palestinian detainees in Gaza, saying he had met men…
Explainer: How is the ‘war on the administrative state’ faring at the Supreme Court?
Three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court will help determine the advance of the conservative push called the “war on…
Two North Korean teens get 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop
Video footage released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors shows North Korean authorities publicly sentencing two teenagers…
Labour-hungry Germany to ease citizenship path despite migration rows
Germany is expected on Friday to approve a law that shortens the path to citizenship and makes it easier to…
Column: Amid stormy start to 2024, North Korea presents new headache for US
By Peter Apps As U.S. and British forces began their intervention against the Houthis in Yemen last week, North Korea unexpectedly shut…
Analysis: Iran-Pakistan flare-up rooted in restive borderlands, not Mideast strife
An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil…