The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was launched from a B-52H bomber on Friday off California's coast

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a year-end news conference this year, the Kremlin has said, suspending an annual tradition that dates back to the early years of his presidency. “There will not be [a news conference] before the New Year,” Kremlin spokesman

Six people were killed, including two police officers, at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday (Dec 12), after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person. Initial information indicated the officers were shot by two

France hosts an international conference Tuesday designed to raise material and money to repair Ukraine's damaged infrastructure as well as underline Paris' ongoing support for Kyiv's fight against Russia. The gathering of politicians, blue-chip companies and aid agencies

More than 11,000 children are known to have been killed or maimed in Yemen's civil war since it escalated nearly eight years ago, the United Nations said Monday. "The true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher," said the children's agency UNICEF about the

Iran has carried out its second public execution linked to the nearly three-month wave of anti-government protests. Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in the city of Mashhad, the country's judiciary said. He was convicted of stabbing and killing two members of the security forces.

Three women including a friend of Italy's new prime minister were killed when a man opened fire at a cafe in Rome, injuring four other people. Those inside were meeting as part of a local block's residents' committee. Roberto Gualtieri, mayor of Rome, described the

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stepped up diplomacy over Russia’s invasion of his country, holding talks with the leaders of the United States, Turkey and France amid protracted fighting on the eastern front of the nine-month-old war. While Zelenskyy has held

Italy has agreed to take in over 500 migrants from two rescue ships at sea off its coast after another vessel carrying 33 migrants had docked on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. The Geo Barents ship, which is operated by the Doctors without Borders charity and had 248 migrants

One million-half Palestinian citizens living in Israel suffer the danger of violence and crime carried out by organized crime gangs that killed 104 people in 2022, a rate far exceeding that of Israel overall and the Gaza Strip and West Bank, amid the remarkable inability and failure of

Over 1.5 million people were without power in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Saturday after a night attack by Russian “kamikaze drones", President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The region’s energy authority warned that repairs after the Friday strikes would take

Ten miners have died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia's West Sumatra province and four others have been rescued, officials say. "The last victim was found after a search in a 240 metre tunnel. Most of the victims suffered burns," said a spokesperson for the local

Russia and Iran's relationship has warmed to a fully fledged defence partnership, the US has said. Russia is giving an unprecedented level of military support, said US national security council spokesman John Kirby. The US has seen reports that the two countries are considering

Iran was slapped with fresh sanctions on Friday after carrying out its first execution over demonstrations that have shaken the regime for nearly three months, as activists called for fresh protests. Mohsen Shekari, 23, was hanged on Thursday after being found guilty of

Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom have announced a plan to merge their fighter jet development projects in a partnership that marks Japan’s first major industrial defence collaboration beyond the United States since World War Two. The deal aims to put an advanced front-line

Russian firefighters on Friday battled a massive blaze the size of a football pitch which broke out overnight in a shopping center in a Moscow suburb, emergency services said. “In the Moscow region, firefighters are putting out a fire the size of 7,000 square meters (75,300

Arbitrarily shooting, stabbing, raping and abducting people, rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians, says a new U.N. report. The M23 rebel group killed men, women and children in two villages in

Iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest. Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty by a Revolutionary Court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God), state media said. He was accused of

BJP raced to its best-ever result in Gujarat, with the AAP cutting into Congress votes, as votes were counted today in two states. In Himachal Pradesh, the Congress is leading comfortably now after a neck-and-neck fight with BJP in early trends. The BJP is ahead in 158 seats in

Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament. Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had