Abkhazia: Russia to build naval base in Georgian separatist region, says local leader
The claim comes from the separatist region as Kyiv steps up attacks on Moscow's Black Sea fleet.
2023-10-05 20:24
Egypt's early presidential election campaign off to eventful start
President Sisi is facing a challenge from an outspoken critic of a kind Egypt has not seen in years.
2023-10-05 20:19
Nobel Prize in literature goes to Jon Fosse for 'innovative' works that 'give voice to the unsayable'
The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Jon Fosse for "his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday.
2023-10-05 19:51
Russian journalist who protested on live television sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in absentia
Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist who staged a daring protest against the Ukraine war live on state-run television, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia by a Russian court.
2023-10-05 18:48
Eight killed in Turkish air strikes on Kurdish-held zone in Syria -war monitor, security source
BEIRUT At least eight people have been killed in Turkish drone strikes on Thursday on the Kurdish-held zone
2023-10-05 18:45
House speaker chaos: What is going on? Will it affect you?
Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it means that the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives is vacant.
2023-10-05 18:29
Donegal fishing businesses get €12m from Irish government
The Irish fishing industry was one of the main losers from the EU’s Brexit deal with the UK.
2023-10-05 18:28
Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise
Building a border wall was a signature policy of Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by Democrats.
2023-10-05 18:21
House business is on ice without speaker
Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them "in recess" almost the entire day.
2023-10-05 17:18
Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents
Commander, a two-year-old German Shepherd, has been involved in a series of biting incidents.
2023-10-05 16:57
Kenya's Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua demoted in Ruto's reshuffle
President Ruto announces his biggest cabinet shake-up since he took office more than a year ago.
2023-10-05 16:23
Australia offers $17m payout to jailed Indonesian kids
Over 120 children - some as young as 12 - were detained and accused of people smuggling.
2023-10-05 16:19