More than 250 people reportedly killed in Syria’s west as Alawite loyalists clash with security forces. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has urged the Alawite minority to surrender after intense …

Sunil Chhetri returns to football at 40 – a year after retiring – to boost India’s Asia Cup qualification hopes. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national …

I first met Um Adnan in 2006 in the south Lebanese village of Chehabiyeh, which lies not far from the border with Israel and regularly suffers accordingly. I was travelling …

At least 14 people have been killed in overnight attacks on Ukraine’s eastern region, where Russia has intensified its assault in recent days. Ukraine’s emergency service said on Saturday that …

Officials warn residents to stay vigilant as ex-cyclone Alfred leaves more than 330,000 homes and businesses without power. Tropical Cyclone Alfred has weakened into a tropical low weather system but …

Khan Mohammad Mallah, Sindh, Pakistan – Asifa* was sitting on the cool earthen floor of her family’s home when her parents entered the room. The sun had begun to set …

Yemen’s Houthi fighters have given Israel a four-day deadline to lift its blockade on food, medicine and aid into Gaza, threatening to resume “naval operations” against the country otherwise. The …

Three Bulgarian nationals based in the United Kingdom have been convicted by a London jury of spying for Russia on what police said was “an industrial scale”. The trio was …

Laws passed by the autonomous Republika Srpska region reject the authority of the federal police and judiciary. Bosnia’s Constitutional Court has suspended legislation passed by the autonomous Republika Srpska region …

United States President Donald Trump has issued a statement threatening Russia with tariffs and sanctions, amid accusations that he favours Moscow over the country it has invaded, Ukraine. On his …