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Restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks – with the Kremlin citing “security” – were lifted on Wednesday while St Petersburg endured a third consecutive day of outages. Some fea...

Russia’s advance in Ukraine stalled in March, with no territorial gains for the first time in over two years, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Ukrainian forces recaptured small areas, signalling a slowdow...

The EU is waking up to an energy crisis and asking people to reduce energy consumption, as fears of a supply crunch set in. Energy analysts are calling for concrete measures and a boost in investments for renewables.

Rising petrochemical prices have buoyed the long-term prospects for Brazil's Braskem even as the company is ​racing against the clock to deal with looming interest payments on its debt.

Cuba on Thursday said ​it would free more than 2,000 prisoners from the ‌island's jails, according to state-run media, the second time this year its communist-run government has announced a prisoner amnesty amid talks wi...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said it is monitoring possible retaliation by China against Panama-flagged vessels for its effect on global shipping.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Wednesday designated Roberto Velasco, the foreign ministry’s subsecretary for North America and a leading expert in bilateral relations with the U.S., as the country’s new foreign...

Artists and demonstrators have been holding weekly protests to highlight social issues by reclaiming public space in the lead-up to the World Cup.

Iran has said that its "Indian friends" don't need "to worry" about the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route that has been disrupted since Israel and the United States attacked Tehran on February 28.

Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz and arrived at Karachi Port.     Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports that Pakistan has secured 18 other ships to pass through the Strait, as local officials are opti...

Some hotels in Bali are stepping up security measures after a recent spate of violent crimes, including three foreign tourists sexually assaulted in as many days last month.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in Indonesia’s Northern Maluku Sea on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said, though monitoring agencies said t...

Shock has gripped the residents of Ggaba, an upscale suburb of Kampala after an unidentified man gained access to a daycare centre and attacked an unspecified number of children with a sharp object.

Chinese and Turkish combat drones may have been acquired by eastern Libya’s military leader, Khalifa Haftar – despite a United Nations weapons embargo, says the Reuters news agency.

The skies over the island of Crete in Greece were draped in an orange hue on Wednesday after being blanketed by a haze of dust that swept in from the African continent.

Romanian government institutions are facing thousands of cyberattack attempts every day, the country’s defense minister said on Tuesday.

Hungary's centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over ​Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election, two opinion polls ‌showed on Wednesday, although a large share of voters...

Ecuador has touted “concrete results” in its fight against organised crime, as the country joins forces with the United States to conduct an anti-cartel military offensive.

The first foreign troop tied to a new gang-suppression force backed by the United Nations has arrived in Haiti to help quell ongoing violence, according to a statement issued Wednesday.

The U.S. on Wednesday removed sanctions against Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez, according to the Treasury Department website, less than three months ​after U.S. forces seized the country's then-President Ni...