Now, with a round of talks concluded in Islamabad and frantic negotiations underway to secure a second go, Pakistan is basking in its new role as a regional peacemaker, analysts say. "Pakistan very much wants to ride the momentum that it has been e...

The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states as it seeks to diversify an economy heavily reliant on diamonds, of which it is the world's leading producer by value. President Duma Boko and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq agreed to develo...

Evergrande's rise was propelled by decades of rapid urbanisation and rising living standards, but in 2020, its access to credit dramatically narrowed when the government introduced curbs on excessive borrowing and speculation. The company defaulte...

The American pontiff on Monday became the first pope ever to visit Algeria, the first stop on a tour of four African nations, although the opening day of his trip was almost overshadowed by harsh criticism from US President Donald Trump. In northea...

The claims came as prosecutors levied federal charges against Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, over the attack on Friday in San Francisco. The Department of Justice said Moreno-Gama had travelled from his home in Texas to carry out the attack on Altman, who...

Naim Qassem -- the leader of pro-Iran Hezbollah, which is battling Israel -- called for the talks to be scrapped before they even began, describing them as "futile." Lebanon was pulled into the region-wide Iran war on March 2 after Hezbollah attack...

The couple touched down in the southern city of Melbourne, kicking off four days of business and charity events with a visit to a children's hospital. The son of King Charles III -- Australia's head of state -- is due to speak at a summit focusing ...

The Frenchman managed to finish the 258km race in 139th and last place, 24-and-a-half minutes behind winner Wout van Aert and only just inside the cut-off limit. The 30-year-old omnium champion from Paris 2024 was a last-minute addition to his Cofi...

Though not the risk-hungry, 'sweeper keeper' of his prime, the two-time Champions League winner was outstanding in Bayern's 2-1 first-leg victory in Madrid. Named man of the match, Neuer made nine saves and succeeded in keeping Real's danger men K...

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million since the Iran-backed group Hezbollah drew the country into the Middle East war. The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States are scheduled...

Asian nations have been particularly hard hit due to a sharp fall in the crude shipments they rely on -- and have few alternatives to replace them. Yet the energy crisis has been a windfall for Vietnam's leading electric vehicle maker Vinfast as we...

The Crusaders' team of six horses and knights have fired up the home fans ahead of kick-off since the Super Rugby side's inception in 1996. But they will not be part of the home spectator experience for safety reasons when the Crusaders play the N...

While weekend peace talks in Pakistan ended with no deal, investors took heart from the fact that the two sides found some areas of agreement, with Iran saying they had been "inches away" at one point. Soon after, the US president said the military...

Carney's Liberals won the most seats in elections a year ago, but fell just short of a majority. Canadians voted in three districts on Monday to fill vacated seats, and the Liberals easily won two Toronto areas where the party had dominated in rece...