- The Polisario Front is campaigning for an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of phosphate-rich desert that...
The international community has long backed a referendum to be held to decide the territory's status
The dynamics of the conflict changed in 2020 when then US president Donald Trump recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the region
- She became the shortest-lived premier in UK history. The Conservative party vowed a rapid election to have a new leader...
Truss admitted she "cannot deliver the mandate" on which she was elected, bowing to the inevitable after her right-wing platform of tax cuts disintegrated.
Labour leader Keir Starmer, whose opposition party has surged in opinion polls on the back of Truss's short, eventful tenure, demanded a general election "now".
- The political deadlock has hit efforts to form a new government since the outgoing cabinet's mandate expired in May, despite...
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri called for another vote on Monday in the hope of overcoming long-running discord between political factions.
A total of 119 lawmakers from Lebanon's 128-seat parliament attended the session, but quorum was lost before a second round could be held.
- The EU has agreed sanctions against three individuals and one entity supplying Iranian drones to Russia that have been used...
After 3 days of talks, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against entities supplying Iranian drones that hit Ukraine, said the EU.
Ukraine accused Russia of using four Iranian-made drones to bomb Kyiv Monday and said its air defenses have shot down 223 drones
- US federal agencies have often concentrated on headline-grabbing suspects like Heather Morgan, an amateur rapper nicknamed "Razzlekhan" who was charged...
With Washington and Brussels focused on high-value targets, victims of low-level fraud are often left high and dry
If decentralized crypto networks revolutionize finance, US politicians would no longer be able to project power in the way they do now with dollar
- A gift from the Chinese government to mark the World Cup, crowds of children and reporters watched as the four-year-old...
Suhail, who weighs 130 kilograms (286 pounds), and his female partner, who is 70 kilos (154 pounds), must undergo 21 days quarantine following their arrival along with two keepers
Qatar is the 20th country to be given pandas outside China and Taiwan
- Iran has been rocked by protests since the 22-year-old died on September 16, three days after she was arrested by...
Among the seven institutions listed are Britain's National Cyber Security Centre and the GCHQ.
Tehran said their actions have "led to riots, violence and terrorist acts against the Iranian nation."
- The hardening EU stance towards Tehran appeared to bury deeper hopes of reviving a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which has...
EU diplomats said there was work under way on Wednesday to draw up a list of Iranian individuals and entities linked to the drones.
Ukraine has for weeks been accusing Iran of supplying Russia with Shahed-136 drones -- unmanned aircraft equipped with a warhead.
- The Islamic republic has imposed drastic restrictions on internet access as it grapples with demonstrations that flared over the death...
Iranian media outlets reported last year that lawmakers were working on a draft bill that could further restrict internet access.
The bill calls for "organizing social media" and the banning of VPN software used widely to bypass internet restrictions and blocks imposed on social media platforms.
- The decision to make the biggest-ever dip into the emergency oil reserves -- usually kept for responding to situations such...
New tranche of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be "completing the 180 million barrel release authorized in the spring," in response to price hikes
Major energy exporter Russia was hit with US and European sanctions soon after it invaded Ukraine in February, causing turmoil on markets





















