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Russian President Vladimir Putin said US president-elect, Donald Trump, is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities.

Putin has spoken previously of his hope that…

The British Labour leader said progressive parties need to break away from establishment to prevent populists from filling the political void.

The populist right are “political parasites…

President-elect Donald Trump drew a rebuke from former Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, on Saturday, after turning his attention to another Indiana company planning a move to…

Pakistan has once again offered India for a dialogue on all issues, including terrorism, within the framework of a comprehensive dialogue agreed upon on the sidelines of last year’s Heart of Asia…

Italians are heading to the polls to vote on a referendum that is seen as a test of rising populist forces in the country against the political establishment, in a contest that could end in the…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi must step in to prevent the “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, as he criticized the Nobel laureate for her…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday ahead of a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin that the countries’ leaders are pushing to end a territorial row dating back to World…

A Dagestan-based militant leader who swore allegiance to the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group was picked as “emir” by IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and was linked to terrorist acts in…

A growing water crisis in Iraq’s Mosul is affecting up to 650,000 civilians. It is also preventing thousands of displaced families from returning to their homes and hampering efforts to completely…

A coal mine explosion in a northern Chinese region killed 17 people on Saturday and left 10 others trapped, state media and officials said.

Four miners were rescued after the blast, which…

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday in the sixth straight weekend of protests demanding the resignation of scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye that took them…

Relatives of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 said on Saturday they were taking the search for the plane into their own hands to try to push governments to expand the search area along…

In a break with decades-long diplomatic tradition and in an unprecedented act, US president-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with the president of Taiwan, a move that drew an irritated response…

The bodies of 71 people killed in a plane crash in Colombia that devastated a Brazilian football team are being returned home, as the team’s home town prepares for a memorial service. More than…

Close to two-thirds of militant-held areas of east Aleppo have now fallen to the Syrian government after another district was freed from the grip of terrorists.

The Syrian government has…

Donald Trump’s move to pack his administration with military brass is getting mixed reviews, as Congress and others struggle to balance their personal regard for the individuals he’s choosing with…

Europol has warned that militants from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. 

The…

In a surprise move, Francois Hollande has announced he will not seek a second term as president of France. “I’ve decided not to be a candidate to renew my mandate,” the Socialist leader said in a…

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday night he would nominate retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, known as “Mad Dog” and renowned for his tough talk and battlefield experience in…

South Korea’s three opposition parties will vote next week to impeach beleaguered President Park Geun-hye, they said on Friday. The parties, who together control 165 seats in the 300-member…

Thailand’s new king on Friday made his first public appearance since ascending the throne the previous day, ending a period of uncertainty since the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej,…

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not answer questions from prosecutors over a snowballing influence-peddling scandal, her lawyer said Monday.

A British think-tank said on Monday it planned to take legal action over whether the government can take Britain out of the single market as part of its exit from the European Union, in the latest…

Cubans began massing on Havana’s Revolution Square from Monday for a weeklong commemoration of Fidel Castro, the communist guerrilla leader who led a revolution in 1959 and ruled the Caribbean…

US president-elect Donald Trump has asserted he won the popular vote on November 8 “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”.

The Republican, who won the all-important…