Portugal to expel some 18,000 illegal migrants ahead of snap national election

The announcement comes in the build-up to the country's early general election scheduled for 18 May.

Portugal’s caretaker government announced plans on Saturday ...

Singapore's ruling party wins another landslide in general elections extending its 66-year rule

The result is expected to bolster the leadership of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office over a year ago.

Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party ...

Prince Harry says he wants reconciliation with Royal Family but King Charles won't speak to him

Harry claimed that the court battle with his father, King Charles III, led to a cut-off in communication with him.

After losing a legal battle on Friday over his...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit US President Donald Trump at the Oval office on Tuesday

Carney's upcoming visit comes in the context of ongoing trade conflicts between the two countries, along with Trump's threats to annex Canada as the 51st state of...

Greek man appears in court accused of illegally photographing NATO operations

Authorities said the 59-year-old was 'acting on behalf of another individual' and had sent the recordings to that person using an encrypted messaging app.

A man ...

PBS chief slams Trump's executive order to cut funds to broadcaster as unlawful

The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Fr...

Two decades-old mass graves unearthed in Karabakh, Azerbaijan claims

Mass graves discovered in Karabakh's Shusha and Khojaly reveal remains of civilians missing since the First Karabakh War, with evidence of possible torture, Azerb...

Chile issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake

The epicentre of the quake was several hundred kilometres off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Chile...

Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission due to crash to Earth next week

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 19...

South Korea's former PM enters presidential race with pledge to curb executive power

Han, who briefly served as acting leader following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment over a controversial martial law declaration, said he would push for cons...

Israel conducts airstrike near Syrian presidential palace amid sectarian violence

The strike came amid escalating clashes between pro-government forces and Druze fighters near Damascus, which have left dozens dead.

Israel's air force launched ...

Weekend nuclear deal between Iran and the US postponed, says Oman's foreign minister

The talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the country.

Planne...

Football Association to ban transgender women from women's football in England

The decision comes in response to the Supreme Court's ruling last month that the term 'woman' in equality law refers to a 'biological woman'.

The Football Associ...

Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than worker wages since 2019

The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (€885.8 million) in 2024. ...

Ukrainian activist injured in an attempted assassination, suspect detained

Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko has been injured in an attack, he said in a post on Telegram. Ukraine's Security Service said the attack was an attempted assa...

At least two dead and 15 injured in Russian drone attack on Odesa

Russia launched over a hundred drones to five Ukrainian regions, killing at least two, while a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian-occupied Kherson left seven dead....

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo resigns amid reports of expected presidential bid

The career bureaucrat said he was stepping down to take on a 'heavier responsibility'.

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo has resigned ahead of an expec...

Kim Jong-un and daughter revisit North Korea's recently launched first-ever destroyer

Experts say North Korea's first destroyer, named Choe Hyon, was likely built with Russian assistance.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned to the recently la...

At least 12 in hospital as wildfire forces closure of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem highway

Help was on the way from across the region, including aircraft from Italy, Croatia and North Macedonia, Israeli officials said.

A wildfire has forced the closure...

One injured in latest shooting in Brussels as city struggles with drug gang violence

Authorities in Belgium's capital recorded 11 gun attacks in the first six weeks of this year alone, with two people killed and four injured.

A 19-year-old man wa...

The race for Central Asia’s transport routes: Who will dominate the new Silk Roads?

With Europe searching for trade routes that bypass Russia, eyes have turned to the region.

Central Asia and the Caucasus are racing to position themselves as vit...