Ukraine says Russia fired hundreds of drones, missiles in 'massive' daytime attack

Myanmar parliament elects junta chief as president

Trump removes longtime ally Attorney General Pam Bondi

Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission

Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning

Anger in France over Trump's Macron dig that wife treats him 'badly'

Zelensky says had 'positive' call with US negotiators

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "positive" call with U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about efforts to end Russia's invasion.

Armenia cannot be in both EU and Russian customs bloc, Putin says

Armenia cannot be both a member of the European Union and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, President Vladimir Putin told Armenia's Prime Minister on April 1, amid tensions over Yerevan's pivot towards the West.

Islamic states condemn Israel over death penalty law

Islamic nations including Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Indonesia lambasted Thursday the approval of a death penalty bill for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, saying the move threatens "regional stability".

Germany tries to play down row over Syria refugee return

Germany's government on Wednesday tried to play down a row sparked by Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying he expected 80 percent of Syrians in Germany to return within three years.

EU and democracy at stake in Hungary vote, say analysts

If long-time Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emerges victorious from this month's general election it will have consequences far beyond the central European country, analysts say.

Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off

Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

Trump tells Americans Iran war ending as popularity dips

President Donald Trump on Wednesday made his case for attacking Iran in his first nationwide address more than a month into the war, insisting the United States was close to victory as his approval rating sinks.

Iran vows 'crushing' attacks on US after Trump threats

Iran on April 2 threatened "crushing" attacks on the U.S. and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic "back to the Stone Ages.”

Trump says Iran president requests ceasfire, Tehran says 'false'

Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president had asked for a ceasefire but insisted the Islamic republic must first reopen the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a national address expected to touch on the state of the war.

American journalist kidnapped in Iraq by Iran-linked group: US

An American journalist was kidnapped on March 31 in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the United States said, as regional security deteriorates following the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

Pakistan says holding talks with Afghan gov't in China

Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China to end months of conflict, two officials from Islamabad told AFP on Wednesday.

'Dozens' killed in Burundi after arsenal fire: security sources

Explosions that ripped through the city of Bujumbura after a fire in a military arsenal have killed several dozen people in the Burundian economic capital, security sources told AFP on Wednesday.