KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday.Top Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said in a Telegram post that 116 Ukrainians were...

The pilgrims were joined by a group of supporters to celebrate their arrival in JubaA group of about 60 Catholic pilgrims are recovering after spending nine days trekking through war-torn South Sudan to see Pope Francis in the capital,...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan is demanding the U.N. Security Council immediately lift an arms embargo and other sanctions imposed during violence in the western Darfur region in 2005, saying the punishment did not include conditions or require the...

President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony commemorating the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, in Volgograd, Russia, Feb. 2. (Getty Images)“We are again being threatened by German Leopard tanks,” Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday on a visit to...

CIA chief William Burns said the Ukraine war is entering a "critical" phase in the next six months. ...

(Adds quotes, details)WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin said after meeting U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken on Friday that Seoul and Washington were committed to strengthening "extended deterrence" in relation to North Korea.South Korea...

Sputnik/Evgeniy Paulin/KremlinRussia’s military is preparing for heavy losses ahead in a new offensive, according to a source apparently stationed at a Russian military headquarters in Ukraine, Novaya Gazeta reported.Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to send tends of thousands...

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politicsGet our free Inside Politics emailThis is the moment comedian Nish Kumar publicly called out Dominic Raab on TV after the...

A worker holds an election poster to be displayed at a polling station in Nigeria - archive shot 2019Nigeria is holding general elections on 25 February. Here is a list of all 18 presidential candidates:Kola Abiola (PRP)Kola Abiola is...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Shlomo Perel, who survived the Holocaust through surreal subterfuge and an extraordinary odyssey that inspired his own writing and an internationally renowned film, died on Thursday in central Israel. He was 98.Perel was born in 1925...

Peter ObiA wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has emerged as a powerful force ahead of February's Nigeria's presidential election, energising voters with messages of prudence and accountability that are amplified by an army of...

CAIRO (AP) — Three children and one woman have been critically injured in a land mine explosion in Yemen, according to medical officials.In a statement, Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, said the mine detonated Thursday when one of the...

A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former policeman for the murder of a human rights lawyer and two others in a case which shocked the nation.Two other policemen and a civilian were also sentenced to between 20...

A group of young people walk past a banner showing the portrait of Pope Francis as preparations continue ahead of his visit in Juba, South Sudan - 31 January 2023There has never been a visit like it and it...

HONG KONG (AP) — A grinding crackdown that wiped billions of dollars of value off Chinese technology companies is easing, but the once-freewheeling industry is bracing for much slower growth ahead.Analysts say China’s easing of restrictions on companies like...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Iraq urged the country’s new government Thursday to keep fighting corruption and move quickly on much-needed economic, fiscal and financial reforms.Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the U.N. Security Council many other areas...

Iran on Thursday threatened to retaliate against Israel over a weekend drone attack on an Iranian military factory that has been attributed to the Israeli government.In a letter to the UN Security Council, Iran said it had thwarted the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking a stronger European stance against Iran's nuclear programme as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron for talks Thursday in Paris.Israel's Paris embassy said the pair would discuss "the international effort to...

CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister held talks Thursday in Sudan with the African country’s ruling generals, discussions that Sudanese military officials said were focused on reviving plans for full diplomatic ties between their states.Sudan’s ruling body, the Sovereignty...

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears the one-year mark, Kyiv is sounding an increasingly urgent warning: Vladimir Putin is preparing a major new offensive.Ukrainian officials say they fear that Russia's military is regrouping and preparing an...

Belgian lawmaker Marc Tarabella said he had voted to waive his immunity as he wished to clear his nameTwo MEPs have had their legal immunity lifted by European lawmakers, following a request by Belgian authorities investigating a corruption scandal...

ReutersLess than a week after North Korea promised to “always stand in the same trench” with Russia, it seems even Pyongyang is losing faith in Vladimir Putin’s war machine.After promising last November to help Russia rebuild bombed out parts...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday, hoping to gain support against Iran's nuclear programme but shadowed by an upsurge of violence in the region.Israel's Paris embassy said the pair would discuss...

VIENNA (AP) — Austria's government said Thursday that it has ordered four diplomats based in Vienna, including two at Moscow's mission to U.N. agencies in the city, to leave the country.The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement that...