Solomon Islands lauded Australia as its "partner of choice" on Tuesday, a reassuring sign for Canberra as it seeks to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific.

The prime suspects from a group of conspiracy theorists accused of plotting to overthrow the German government will face trial in Frankfurt from Tuesday.

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Taliban poets, long fuelled by fervour for jihad against foreign forces, have focused their efforts on flattering the men who now rule Afghanistan.

Palestinian health officials said Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians during a raid Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where the military said it had launched a counterterrorism ...

Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) with Delhi gripped by a "severe heatwave" ...

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.