Airstrikes on Kabul and border clashes mark the sharpest escalation yet between Pakistan and Taliban-run Afghanistan after a fragile 2025 ceasefire.

Outrage in Arab capitals followed Mike Huckabee’s blunt answer to a simple question. Yet the comment may have been less a gaffe than a moment of honesty about Washington’s real stance.

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court argue that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was central to a campaign of extrajudicial killings.

Peru choses another President with a dubious background.

Donald Trump’s military buildup in the Middle East serves as a coercive backdrop to fragile nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

A UK high court has ruled the government's proscription of the direct-action group Palestine Action as unlawful, citing a disproportionate interference with free speech rights.

Asia leads the global shift toward cryptocurrency as stablecoin volumes for remittances and business transactions reach 4trn dollars.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in the first competitive election since 2008 following a constitutional referendum and the rise of Islamist opposition.