International

England’s commissioner for children has asked the French government to help lone children in Calais’s refugee camp reach relatives in the UK.

More than 100 political prisoners in Myanmar have been freed under an amnesty ordered by the country’s new de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as her first official act.

Italy has summoned its ambassador from Egypt for “urgent” consultations over the Egyptian probe into the murder of an Italian researcher.

Cairo officials had provided clashing accounts of…

Belgian police detained two key suspects on Friday in attacks by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group on Paris and Brussels as operations go on to track down militants who have fought…

Saudi Arabia’s king has announced that a bridge linking the country to Egypt will be built over the Red Sea. King Salman said in a statement that the bridge would boost commerce between the two…

The UN has hailed robust new rules to strengthen the security of nuclear materials around the globe. An amendment to a convention will help keep nuclear materials from terrorists.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a successful test of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile, state media said on Saturday, in their latest report of advances in an arms…

US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq on Friday to show support for its prime minister who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fight to retake ground from…

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro, 89, made a rare appearance outside his home on Thursday, visiting a school to mark the birthday of a late revolutionary heroine days after penning a scornful…

Turkish and Israeli teams made progress towards finalizing an agreement to mend ties between the two countries in talks and agreed a deal will be finalized in the next meeting to be convened very…

A boat carrying a second group of people left the main port of Lesbos for Turkey.

Human rights activists have said a rush to implement a refugee deal has led to dire conditions for migrants…

Hillary Clinton has dismissed as “ridiculous” a charge by Bernie Sanders that she is “unqualified” to be president, as tensions rise in the Democratic race.The Vermont senator stood by his…

At least five Egyptian soldiers, a military officer and a civilian woman were killed, and 15 injured, on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula, after armored personnel carriers exploded in two separate…

Officials in the Belgian capital have asked for help in finding the missing suspect implicated in the airport bombing. Police are hoping someone might have the key to finding the man’s whereabouts…

Next week, Secretary of State John Kerry will become the highest-ranking American government official to visit Hiroshima, where 140,000 Japanese died from the first of two atomic bombs dropped by…

Turkey should consider stripping terrorism supporters of their citizenship, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The government had "nothing to discuss with terrorists", he added, speaking to a…

The Syrian Army and its allies launched a big attack overnight on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since a cessation of hostilities agreement…

The European Commission is due to unveil options for reforms to the way EU countries handle asylum claims in response to the migrant crisis.

The move is in part a reaction to the…

With the Brazilian president and ex-president already under investigation, a Supreme Court justice is turning his glare to the vice president. Michel Temer could face impeachment in Brazil, as…

Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm, which have shone a spotlight on the offshore…

With the number of migrant arrivals dwindling, the German interior minister has set a provisional date to end border controls. But a new migrant route threatens Germany’s plans to lift checks at…

The Islamist-backed government has taken the decision to “put the interests of the nation above anything else”. But the UN envoy to Libya said “deeds must follow words” after visiting the nation’s…

China has begun operating a lighthouse on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea near which a US warship sailed last year to challenge China’s territorial claims.

The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks in the West, naming London, Berlin and Rome as possible targets.

China on Tuesday banned imports of gold and rare earths from North Korea as well as exports to the country of jet fuel and other oil products used to make rocket fuel, a move in line with new…