Brazil鈥檚 former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.
North Korea has unveiled a new warship it claims is a destroyer armed with the 鈥榤ost powerful weapons鈥�, at a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Saturday.
The United States and Iran were expected to start haggling over details of a potential nuclear deal in Oman Saturday as they held their third round of talks in as many weeks.
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the 鈥榩ope among the people鈥� attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump...
US President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed concerns over mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, saying the dispute between the nuclear-armed neighbours will get 鈥榝igured out, one way or another.鈥�
US president Donald Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate the main fundraising platform used by Democrats, who responded with accusations that he was simply weaponising the government against his political opponents.
Violence in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region shows 鈥榯he hallmarks of ethnic cleansing and may amount to crimes against humanity,鈥� UK foreign minister David Lammy said.
Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless.
Iran on Friday summoned the Dutch ambassador to protest what it said were 鈥榖aseless accusations鈥� by the Dutch spy agency, which alleged Iranian involvement in a foiled assassination attempt in the Netherlands.
South Korea鈥檚 former president Moon Jae-in claimed Friday that prosecutors abused their power, were politically motivated and 鈥榰njust鈥� to indict him on bribery charges.
The European Union granted protection to 4,37,900 asylum seekers in 2024, up seven per cent on the previous year, the bloc鈥檚 statistics agency said on Friday.
Danish intelligence on Friday accused Russia of being behind a disinformation campaign which falsely claimed that a Danish lawmaker was seeking Russian aid to prevent the United States from annexing Greenland.
A US push to approve deep-sea mining in domestic and international waters 鈥榲iolates international law鈥�, China warned on Friday, after a White House order to ramp up permits.
Brazil鈥檚 former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested Friday, a federal police source told AFP, after a top court upheld his nearly nine-year sentence on corruption and money laundering charges.
Four paramilitary troops were killed in a blast in western Pakistan on Friday, the interior minister said, as security forces battle a surge in separatist violence.