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After four years of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has become far more successful at fighting off air raids.
Even the most capable autocrats need help hanging on to power. Mediocre officials are often best for the job, according to new research.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has announced a cabinet reshuffle and other measures as protests escalate.
Hundreds marched in Buenos Aires against President Javier Milei’s austerity policies and cuts to Argentina’s healthcare
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine “associate member” status in the European Union without voting rights while it pursues full membership, according to a letter seen by AF...
Cubans in Havana and Miami react to the US charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro.
Israel on Thursday began deporting hundreds of activists who attempted to breach the naval blockade of Gaza, according to a legal organisation working with the humanitarian flotilla. It followed an i...
Chip giant announces $80bn stock buyback scheme and dividend hike in boon to shareholders.
BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.
Cuba's current president says the charges against Castro - including conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft - are a "political manoeuvre".
For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting to some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is...
Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for a stock market debut on Wednesday that could become the largest IPO in history, seeking to raise up to $75 billion at a valuation of as much as $1.75 trillion, according...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”
Survivors of Indonesia’s deadly Sumatra floods are suing the government over inadequate disaster recovery
The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
Albanese is among several people sanctioned by the US for advocacy against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
President Trump said the United States is “freeing up Cuba” and ruled out escalation after the US indicted Castro
China’s most intense storm this year set off damaging flash floods in seven provinces, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
US special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry said on Wednesday Washington needed to rebuild its presence on the Arctic island, where the United States once operated 17 military facilities during the Col...
The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.