Beijing has announced a package of incentives aimed at boosting cross-strait exchanges, including relaxed tourism rules, expanded cultural imports and food trad...

Prayer is “the most free, universal and disruptive response to death,” the pope says in St. Peterʼs Basilica

A traditional “Burning of Judas” display in southern Spain depicting Israel’s prime minister sparks a diplomatic protest

US Vice President JD Vance confirms failure to reach an agreement with Iran after high-level talks in Islamabad as Iran says US’ ‘excessive’ demands hindered ag...

High-stakes negotiations between Washington and Tehran conclude without a breakthrough, leaving the future of the Hormuz Strait and a tenuous ceasefire uncertai...

Six months after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza, Palestinians remain exposed to near-daily violence, with hundreds killed since October

Iran’s new supreme leader injured and out of public view as war and power struggles test authority

Critical talks convene in Islamabad to deal with deep divisions over ceasefire conditions, sanctions relief and regional control continue to complicate the path...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes his first visit to North Korea in seven years, where both sides pledged to strengthen strategic communication and expand...

Tehran demands concessions ahead of Islamabad negotiations while Strait of Hormuz blockade and Israel-Hezbollah fighting continue to destabilise global markets

First crewed mission beyond the Moon in more than 50 years concludes with Pacific splashdown, clearing a crucial hurdle for future lunar landings and ambitions...

Russia declares a short Orthodox Easter ceasefire across the front line, following a Ukrainian proposal for a partial pause in hostilities

Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran does not seek conflict with the United States or Israel, while reaffirming resistance stance and urging continued public mobilisati...