As President Putin holds talks with President Xi in Beijing on Thursday, the trading relationship between their two countries will feature prominently.
Thousands of North Korean soldiers are now positioned near Ukraine's border and likely to enter combat in the coming days, the US says....
North Korea says it has test-fired an upgraded, long-range missile, claiming it is the "world's most powerful strategic deterrent"....
In the town of Algemesi, they say the floods hit without warning....
Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles - two followed by 36 zeros - after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube....
Israeli strikes on Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon, have killed 19 people, according to Lebanon's health ministry, after an evacuation warning was issued for the city and its outskirts....
Russia is carrying out a new nuclear training exercise, President Vladimir Putin has said....
Hamas has hailed Naim Kassem's appointment as Hezbollah's new leader as proof of the group's recovery....
Israel has passed a law banning UN aid agency UNRWA from operating in the country - a move which the organisation's chief said will "deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza"....
Hospitals in northern Gaza are struggling to function as Israeli military operations continue and aid agencies warn of a catastrophe unfolding....
The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, has almost finished her six-year term in what is largely a ceremonial position, yet the French-born politician has become far more than a figurehead over the past few years....
Global climate action plans are "falling miles short" of what is needed to stop climate change from "crippling" economies, the United Nations has warned....
Iran's president has warned against further attacks on his country after Israel targeted military sites in pre-dawn airstrikes on Saturday....
Donald Trump's "obvious mental decline" and "history as a convicted felon" should be enough reason for Americans not to vote for him, Michelle Obama has said....
Israel's unprecedented night of airstrikes across Iran may be just what was needed to pull the Middle East back from all-out war....
Israel has launched what looks to be its biggest-ever direct attack against Iran, but an announcement that its forces are only striking military targets is key....
While North Korea has been supplying weapons to Russia for some time, the arrival of troops is a major escalation in its involvement in the war of Ukraine....
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been taken to a medical facility after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month mission on the International Space Station....
The Kremlin has denied a Wall Street Journal report that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact over the last two years....
Evidence of potential war crimes collected by British spy planes operating over Gaza could be handed to the International Criminal Court, the UK has confirmed....
A shootout between warring Mexico cartels has left 16 people dead....
China is a global goliath when it comes to one of the most important resources in the world - critical minerals....
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has warned Donald Trump wants to be an "American tyrant" as he backed Kamala Harris in the race to the White House....
Vladimir Putin has dismissed as "utter rubbish" claims by the UK's MI5 intelligence chief that Russia is aiming to cause chaos across Britain and Europe....
The chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is "virtually zero" on current trends, according to the UN's environment body....
The UN secretary general has told Vladimir Putin that "a just peace" is needed to end the Ukraine war....
Italy's government is facing a backlash after it celebrated a major Second World War battle fought under the regime of fascist dictator Mussolini....
Below us, the sea glistens. The sun is out and we have a perfect view of the coast....
The US says it has evidence that North Korea has sent at least 3,000 troops to Russia - adding there is a "highly concerning probability" they will fight in Ukraine....
For Vladimir Putin, the optics could not be better....
It is now "highly likely" that North Korean soldiers are "supporting Russia's war of aggression" against Ukraine, according to the UK government....
15/05/2024 23:54
Skynews
