Germany's conservative opposition said November 12 that a February "compromise" date for an early election was likely after the dramatic collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's…
US president-elect Donald Trump said late November 10 he was bringing back hardline immigration official Tom Homan to oversee the country's borders in the incoming…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on November 10 he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time…
Dutch police detained dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam on November 10 after they defied a demonstration ban, put in place in the wake of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defence pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched…
The White House will spend its remaining $6 billion of Ukraine funding before Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in January, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said…
More than 30 people have been charged in Turkey after protests against the removal of three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast, who were then replaced…
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on November 11 called for fresh parliamentary elections to resolve a crisis sparked by last month's vote denounced by the opposition…
Hundreds of people fleeing war-torn Sudan arrive in neighbouring Egypt every day, a UN official said November 10, adding to more than 1.2 million who…
Saudi Arabia's top military official arrived in Tehran on November 10 for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, in a rare high-level meeting since…
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on November 11 conceded defeat in the Indian Ocean island's hotly disputed legislative election. He said his Lepep alliance, led…
Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw "positive signals" from US president-elect Donald Trump…
Tens of thousands of people marched November 9 in Valencia to voice their anger at the authorities' handling of deadly floods. Thousands also marched in…
Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week's US presidential election, US TV networks projected on November 9, completing the Republican's sweep of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 10 promised Moscow's "total support" for Africa, at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia. "Our…
Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show "seriousness" in talks,…
Mauritius was voting November 10 in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned about the risk of fraud in…
Cuba's government said November 9 it arrested an unspecified number of people who staged demonstrations when a hurricane left the island without power for the…
Gunmen in a truck pulled up to a bar in central Mexico and opened fire, killing 10 people, authorities said, in an area that had…
Workers have recovered 12 bodies following landslides that engulfed a road in the west of Cameroon, a regional official said November 9, adding there is…
Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on…
Donald Trump's crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world Wednesday, as defeated Kamala Harris gave a…
The Kremlin has said it will judge Donald Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict, on his "actions" in office, as many…
Police in Mozambique fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Maputo November 7 after the main opposition leader called for a demonstration against…
The UN said November 6 its Gaza child polio vaccination drive was complete, with more than half a million children vaccinated despite the Israel-Hamas war…