“I can’t sell our country” Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says on US minerals deal

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday rejected U.S. demands for $500 billion in mineral wealth from Ukraine to repay Washington for wartime aid, saying the United States had supplied nowhere n...

Judge to weigh federal effort to drop NY mayor Eric Adams' case

A U.S. judge is set to consider on Wednesday a request by federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee - a c...

Pakistan kills 30 Islamist militants near Afghan border, army says

 Pakistan's army said on Tuesday it killed 30 Islamist militants in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan during an operation to clear the tribal district of the militants, who operate ...

Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east

As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by h...

Austria arrested teenager over foiled plot to attack Vienna station

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Ex-Karabakh official held by Azerbaijan declares second hunger strike amid terrorism trial

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Denmark to boost defense spending by $7B

Denmark will increase its defense budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute military shortcomings, the Nordic country's prime minister said on Wedne...

US agrees to meet again with Russia to discuss end to war, Ukraine absent

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washing...

Russia hardens demands as it holds first talks with US without Ukraine

The United States and Russia said on Tuesday they had agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi capital at which Kyiv was not represented. Tap fo...

Israel will leave troops in five locations in Lebanon after Tuesday deadline, military spokesperson says

Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, a military spokesperson said on Monday, as Israeli leaders sought to reassure northern...

Burundi troops withdraw from M23 fight in new blow to Congo

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to the Democratic Republic of Congo army as it ...

Attacks by Sudan's RSF leave over 200 dead as force prepares political charter

Attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 200 people over the past three days, activists said on Tuesday, as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that coul...

Assange visitors' lawsuit against CIA dismissed by US judge

A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against the CIA by journalists and lawyers who said the intelligence agency illegally spied on them when they visited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he was ...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank refugee camps amid Israeli operation

Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank have left their homes as a weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in...

Taiwan considering multi-billion dollar arms purchase from US, sources say

Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said, hoping to win support from the new Trump administration as China continues to a...