The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins on Wednesday. The cardinals have assembled in Rome and will soon be locked away in the Sistine Chapel,...
For former US national security adviser John Bolton, my guest on the podcast this week, any allegations of Iranian state-sponsored terrorism are to be taken extremely...
Disney is to open a theme park and resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The American media and entertainment giant is linking up with Miral,...
Two Belgian teenagers who were found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been given the choice of serving 12 months in prison or paying a fine...
Israel has said 24 hostages are alive in Gaza – after Donald Trump said there were 21. The US president told reporters on Tuesday that three...
Pakistan says it has been targeted in a missile attack by India. Three missiles were fired by India across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory, said Pakistani...
Friedrich Merz has become Germany’s new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country’s parliament. He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary ballot on Tuesday...
The writer of Conclave has said he believes the role of women in the Catholic Church will be a “big issue” for the next pope. Robert...
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth cancelled military aid to Ukraine without a direct order from Donald Trump about a week after he was sworn in as...
The UK and India have struck an “ambitious” trade deal that will slash tariffs on products such as whisky and gin. The agreement will also see...
Munzir is hunched over in a chair when we get to the office of a displacement camp for the undocumented in Sudan’s capital. He looks defeated...
The cardinals have arrived, the finishing touches are being made; Vatican City is preparing for an election like no other. On Wednesday, the papal conclave begins...
Israel has approved a plan to capture all of the Gaza Strip and remain there for an unspecified length of time, Israeli officials say. According to...
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has said 15 people have been injured in “US-British” airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa. Most of those hurt were from...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian “masters” after the group launched a missile attack on the country’s...
The Israeli Air Force is regarded as one of the country’s most elite units. So, when hundreds of current and former pilots call for an end...
The smell of explosives is still in the air when we arrive. Hours before, a displacement camp in Atbara housing families who fled the war in...
A ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza has been bombed by drones while it was in international waters. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the NGO responsible for...
Germany’s spy agency has officially classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an “extremist” organisation. The party has been growing in popularity and came...
Emergency crews in Israel are battling a wildfire that sent smoke drifting over Jerusalem and forced drivers to run from their cars. About 5,000 acres (20...