Iran and the United States held high-stakes talks in Oman, seeking to ease tensions and avoid escalation as longstanding disputes over security and sanctions press closer.
Russia’s February 5 offensive assessment shows continued attacks across Ukraine without major gains, highlighting a strategy of pressure and endurance as winter fighting grinds on.
Famine-level malnutrition is spreading to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur as conflict continues; a paramilitary attack on a southern hospital killed 22, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Trump gave a rare foreign election endorsement to Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi ahead of Sunday’s snap election, praising her leadership and planning a March White House visit.
France’s raid on X highlights rising tensions between European regulators and U.S.-based social media firms, sharpening a trans-Atlantic dispute over control of digital platforms.
Western efforts to crack down on Russia’s shadow oil fleet are tightening, raising concerns in Moscow about sustaining oil revenues that underpin funding for the war.
A WA family washed out to sea on hired kayaks and paddleboards has prompted initial enquiries by the state’s work safety watchdog, raising quiet questions about coastal hire safety.
U.S. Vice President warns that if Iran acquires nuclear arms, Saudi Arabia and others could follow, underscoring ongoing regional non-proliferation concerns amid diplomatic talks.
Iran and the United States held high-stakes talks in Oman, seeking to ease tensions and avoid escalation as longstanding disputes over security and sanctions press closer.
Donald Trump declined Vladimir Putin’s call to extend limits on nuclear deployments, signaling continued uncertainty around arms control and strategic restraint.
Polls suggest a snap election could give Sanae Takaichi a decisive mandate, signaling voter appetite for clarity and momentum in Japan’s political direction.
French authorities destroyed tonnes of cocaine bound for Australia by sinking it at sea, then released suspects, highlighting the gap between interception and prosecution.
Polls suggest a snap election could give Sanae Takaichi a decisive mandate, signaling voter appetite for clarity and momentum in Japan’s political direction.
A senior Russian military intelligence official was wounded in a Moscow shooting, briefly exposing vulnerability within the capital’s tightly guarded structures.
Famine is threatening wider areas of Sudan’s Darfur region as war disrupts food systems, while an attack on a southern hospital kills 22 and deepens the humanitarian crisis.
More than twenty Palestinians, including women, children, and a medical worker, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, deepening a cycle of loss amid fragile pauses in fighting.
A senior Russian military intelligence official was wounded in a Moscow shooting, underscoring how the distant war continues to ripple into everyday life at home.
A Japanese cherry blossom festival was cancelled after unruly tourist crowds raised safety and environmental concerns, highlighting tensions between tradition, tourism, and local life.
An Israeli man identified as the brother of the country’s security chief has been arrested in an alleged Gaza smuggling ring, drawing attention to accountability and proximity to power.
WA’s work safety watchdog has begun initial inquiries after a family who hired a kayak and paddleboards was washed out to sea, raising quiet questions about coastal safety practices.
During Queen Elizabeth’s UAE visit, the former prince reportedly advocated for Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting how private influence quietly intersects with state diplomacy.
The expiration of the last US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty ends a half-century of limits, leaving uncertainty where restraint once shaped global security.
De Montfort University student Khaleed Oladipo, 20, has been named after dying from stab wounds near campus; police have arrested a suspect as the community mourns.
Six Palestine Action activists were acquitted of aggravated burglary at a UK defence firm site; families describe the jury’s verdict as a monumental victory after a long trial.