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The Pakistan Navy carried out an operation in the Arabian Sea and rescued 18 crew members, including foreign nationals, of a merchant vessel following a distress call, a statement issued by the PN said on Friday.

Japan will release additional oil reserves early next month, the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Friday, as concern grows over energy shortages caused by the crisis in the Middle East.

The ​Brazilian government is set to ‌announce a Brazil-U.S. action against organized crime on Friday, according ​to the Brazilian Finance ​Ministry.

As Peru heads into the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, Washington is mounting its most assertive push in years to shore up influence in the major copper producer that has become a key strategic partne...

The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to further deepen cooperation and exchanges between their countries and had an “in-depth exchange” on international issues, the countries’ state media outlets reporte...

Polling stations opened on Friday in Djibouti’s presidential election, with incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh widely favoured against his sole challenger, officials and observers said.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s (BSC) vessel Banglar Joyjatra has failed to cross the Strait of Hormuz despite getting close as Iranian authorities refused to grant transit permission

Jihadists killed an army general and several troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, local government and intelligence sources told AFP Thursday.

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz stood at well below 10% of normal volumes on Thursday ​despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire as Tehran asserted its control by warning ships to keep to its territorial waters while doing...

n a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” aimed at disarming Iranian-backe...

Clearance rates for violent crime have declined in every Canadian province and territory over the past decade, with nearly half of all reported violent offences now going unsolved as rising caseloads outstrip police capa...

Mexico’s nationwide trucker and farmer strike came to an abrupt end Wednesday after organizers suspended highway blockades across the country following confrontations with authorities in multiple states.

Poland’s long-running rule-of-law crisis entered a dangerous new phase on Thursday after the government moved to swear in four Constitutional Tribunal judges before Parliament rather than the president, prompting Preside...

Data from daily police and prosecution reports point to a significant rise in seizures of small arms across the country, fed by demand from deep-pocketed crime gangs in search of modern weaponry and others in the market...

Britain and Norway conducted a weekslong military operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic, the U.K. defense chief said Thursday, accusing Moscow of using the distraction of th...

Argentina’s Congress on Thursday approved a bill promoted by libertarian President Javier Milei that eases protections on glaciers to facilitate investments in mining for metals — a move that environmental groups vow to...

Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi has issued over 2,800 visas to Indian pilgrims for Balsakhi celebrations to be held in Pakistan from April 10 to 19.

China’s latest nuclear-response drills in the Taiwan Strait suggest a Taiwan conflict could escalate into a limited but dangerously uncontrollable nuclear war in Asia.

The suspects reportedly stole three luxury cars - a Toyota Alphard, a Rolls-Royce and a Bentley - and a safe containing RM24,200 and US$1,200 in cash, assorted jewellery and gold bars.

The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic ‌State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a development that analysts said signals an intensification of their y...