Politics

Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday announced their first prisoner-of-war exchange in nearly five months, with more than 200 people released on each side after what

The Vatican sought to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have reacted negatively to the approval of blessings for same-sex couples, telling them the

Russia bombed Ukraine’s two largest cities in a new wave of heavy air strikes that killed at least five civilians and prompted calls for the

South Korea’s political opposition leader has been stabbed at a press conference in the city of Busan. Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the left side

Israeli aircraft and tanks stepped up strikes on the southern Gaza Strip overnight, residents said, after announcing plans to withdraw some troops. The US said

Israeli jets stepped up attacks on Gaza’s centre on Sunday, residents and medics said, as fighting raged among the ruins of towns and refugee camps

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest-reigning monarch, will abdicate on 14 January after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest

North Korea pledged to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones and increase its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said

Thousands of people gathered in central Belgrade in the largest protest to date over the 17 December parliamentary and municipal elections, the results of which

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe’s open-border Schengen area by air and sea from March 2024, with talks on