Israeli strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon: group
Israeli drone strikes hit a military position belonging to an Iranian-backed Palestinian faction in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley near the Syrian border early on Monday, the...
Saudi-led coalition acts to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen acted on Monday to work out a ceasefire with its nominal allies in the south of...
Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires ‘tragedy’
A crisis over burning forest in the Amazon is “incredibly tragic”, actor Leonardo DiCaprio said on Monday, urging governments to do more, amid growing international...
Macron plays down Trump absence at G7 climate talks
President Donald Trump was absent from talks on climate change and biodiversity at a G7 leaders’ summit on Monday, with host President Emmanuel Macron explaining...
Protests in Indonesia’s Papua spotlight demand for independence referendum
Thousands of Papuans staged another series of rallies on Monday in several towns of Indonesia’s easternmost region, after protests that erupted last week over perceived...
Rejection of international law on the rise, Iran’s foreign minister says
The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the...
Cuadrilla reports another tremor near fracking site in north England
British shale gas exploration firm Cuadrilla said another earth tremor occurred on Monday near its fracking site in northwest England, bigger than a 2011 quake...
Yemen Houthis say they attacked Saudi capital, coalition dismisses report
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday it had attacked a military target in the Saudi capital Riyadh with armed drones – though the Saudi coalition...
Iran foreign minister says rejection of international law is on the rise
The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the...
Trump says India, Pakistan can handle Kashmir dispute on their own
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that India and Pakistan could handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he was there should...