Trump blasted Iran as "scum" and "cuckoo" after Washington launched strikes on the Islamic Republic overnight and Iran's Guards said they had targeted US bases in the Gulf. Oil prices jumped five percent after Trump's remarks. "I think it's over. ...

The US Treasury Department has announced it will no longer allow Iranian oil sales to be conducted in US dollars on global markets after several tankers were hit by projectiles while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The move has left more t...

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 8: French and international newspapers react to Marine Le Pen's conviction and her decision to press ahead with her presidential bid. Also, Turkey deports a Russian anti-war activist back to Russia, raising fresh que...

Jeeranuch Bhirombhakdi, a third-generation member of the billionaire family behind Thailand's Singha beer empire, dropped her suit against her son, Siranudh "Psi" Scott, according to a statement from the civil court that was hearing the case. She b...

Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on the country's south and centre this week, with a super typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend. In the southern region of Guangxi, six people died and at least 130,000 people were moved to safety ...

After a month of scintillating action that has dispelled pre-tournament anxieties over sky-high ticket prices and geopolitics, the biggest, boldest and most logistically complex World Cup ever staged has been whittled down to eight teams. France, w...

Modi is set to receive a rockstar welcome at a community rally held inside a Melbourne stadium on Thursday, with organisers anticipating more than 20,000 people could flock to the event. India and Australia have grown considerably closer in recent ...

A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a dummy warhead on Monday, with monitors saying the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo said...

The 30-year-old, who was looking for work in the United States at the time, said he was "taken aback" by the comments made by Chief Justice Surya Kant -- who later claimed they were taken out of context. Despite rapid economic growth, millions of p...