South Africa's ruling ANC said on June 5 it had reached out to rivals to form a government of national unity, after failing to win…
Joe Biden is looking to convince voters of his leadership credentials with a striking flurry of major announcements on Gaza, Ukraine and the Mexican border,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 5 criticized the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow could arm other countries with similar weapons…
A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization…
A court in Turkey on June 5 jailed a pro-Kurdish mayor for 19 and a half years for "terrorism", his lawyer said, a ruling denounced…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on June 5 blamed his opponents for fostering the "hatred" that led to an assassination attempt against him, in his…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “prepared for a very intense operation” along its border with Lebanon, where Israeli troops have exchanged near-daily fire…
Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the west African country boost its defense capabilities and fight terrorism, Russian…
Four people died and dozens were injured when an express train crashed head-on with a freight train in the Czech city of Pardubice late on…
Global warming has accelerated at an "unprecedented" pace as the window to limit rising temperatures within internationally-set targets closes, over 50 leading scientists warned in…
The US House of Representatives voted on June 4 to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its…
The US will temporarily close its Mexico border to asylum seekers from June 5, as President Joe Biden tries to neutralize his political weakness on…
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is not seeking to widen its conflict with Israel but is ready to fight any war imposed on it, its…
Nigerian union leaders on June 4 suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks after they disrupted flights, shut down the national power…
Israel announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza on June 5 and Palestinian medics said airstrikes there had killed dozens of people…
Israel said on June 4 it signed a $3 billion deal to buy a third squadron of 25 advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets manufactured by…
Germany is considering deporting Afghan migrants who pose a security threat back to Afghanistan, the interior minister said on June 4, after the killing of…
Slovenia's parliament on June 4 passed a decree recognising a Palestinian state, following last week's recognition by three other European states. With the move in…
Matt Croucher, a former British Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been held in Dubai for seven months on spying charges, the…
Opening arguments are to be held on June 4 in the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, the first ever prosecution of a child…
China has said it believes “all efforts” should be recognised in supporting peace measures around the Russia-Ukraine war, rejecting accusations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Nine African countries are among the 10 "most neglected" crises of mass displacement in the world, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said on June 3. Burkina…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on June 4 denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid mounting…
Nigerian labor unions shut down the national power grid and disrupted flights on June 3 as they launched an indefinite strike that closed schools and…
Nigel Farage on June 3 said he would stand as a candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK party in Britain's general election next month, after…