BERLIN, Sept 21 — Germany’s embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay the course on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in two states at the hands of the far-right

TEHRAN, Sept 21 — Iran’s top negotiator said today that Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for ending its blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The

KYIV, Sept 21 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he had agreed to meet US counterpart Donald Trump in New York, after the two held a phone call.

VATICAN CITY, Sept 21 — Papal trips mean vast crowds, high-level diplomatic meetings and a formidable amount of behind-the-scenes preparation, from delicately balanced agendas to complex security protection for the

RAMALLAH, Sept 20 — The Israeli army has closed two checkpoints in the northern West Bank, preventing more than 100 Palestinian teachers from reaching schools, an education official said Sunday,

GAZA CITY, Sept 20 — The Kuwait Specialty Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, announced on Sunday the suspension of operations in all departments except emergency care due to

RIYADH, Sept 20 — The US warned yesterday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since

BERLIN, Sept 20 — Germans began voting today in two state elections where far-right and far-left gains could send new shock waves to Berlin and rock the government of embattled Chancellor

BANGKOK, Sept 20 — Bangkok’s MRT services were disrupted this afternoon after a fire broke out on railway tracks near Tao Poon station in the city’s Bang Sue district. The

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 20 — Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania’s Unesco-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. “The Ngorongoro Conservation