The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has weapons deployed in orbit, with the US Space Force saying the capabilities are designed to protect American military assets from hostile actions...

The United States on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with solemn ceremonies held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to honour the nearly 3,000 people...

US President Donald Trump has predicted that the six-month-old war with Iran will end shortly after the November midterm elections, while again threatening to strike a nuclear-linked site in Iran. His...

Cape Verde has begun two days of national mourning after a bus crash on Fogo Island killed 25 people, most of them children and teenagers. Eighteen victims were buried on Sunday afternoon, following the...

Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died while receiving treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced...

US Vice President JD Vance has rejected describing the ongoing conflict with Iran as a “war,” despite renewed military exchanges between both countries. Speaking at the White House, Vance said there...

Two hydropower workers have been rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, nine days after devastating floods and landslides struck the country. The men, identified as mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah and supervisor...

Two Airlink passenger jets flying just above Cape Town Stadium before Saturday’s rugby Test between South Africa and New Zealand thrilled about 56,000 spectators but sparked concerns over aviation safety. Flight-tracking...

Iran has launched missile attacks against US military positions in Iraq and Jordan after the United States resumed strikes on Iran, escalating tensions between the two countries. Iran’s Red Crescent...

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday after winning 60 percent of the vote in the August 13 election. His main challenger, Brian Mundubile, who secured 38 percent,...

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes after US forces attacked two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known US strikes on Iran since late July. Iran’s...

A landslide-created lake on the Nepal-China border began overflowing on Friday, raising fears of further flooding in areas already devastated by this week’s flash floods and forcing authorities to...

King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the Norwegian Royal Palace announced. He died at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m. on Friday. Harald, who became king in 1991, was Europe’s...

US President Donald Trump has shared an image portraying the Strait of Hormuz as United States territory, days after saying he could declare the strategic waterway part of the US. Trump posted the map...

The United States Senate has approved a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), preserving duty-free access to more than 1,800 products from eligible African countries until...

A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s civil war. It is the first...

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz and now has “100%” control of the strategic waterway, as tensions with Iran intensify over demands for war reparations. Speaking...

At least 13 people, including a child, were killed and 75 others injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region, Russian authorities said. Ukraine confirmed that the...

Iran has warned Gulf Arab states to press U.S. President Donald Trump to halt any further military action against Tehran, threatening to target key oil, power and water infrastructure across the region...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Egypt’s city of Suez early Monday, shaking buildings across Cairo and prompting authorities to activate emergency response plans. The National Research Institute...