At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday (25 November).
"Call me anytime" was the message Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she received from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first phone call since Tokyo's leader sparked a major diplomatic bust-up with China.
Belgium is experiencing an increase in avian influenza cases, with the H5 strain recently detected in the provinces of Limburg and Namur, the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has told his advisers that he plans to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro according to Axios, as Washington designated him as the head of a terrorist organisation on Monday. A claim Maduro denies.
Delegates from 70 national parliaments and interparliamentary organisations gathered in Stockholm on 23–24 November for the fourth parliamentary summit of the Crimea Platform, a diplomatic format aimed at addressing the consequences of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a wide-ranging phone call on Monday, creating fresh momentum to stabilise relations following last month’s meeting in South Korea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that the most “sensitive” parts of a proposed plan to end the war with Russia will be addressed in a direct conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. has formally designated the Venezuela-based criminal group known as the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), according to a notice published on Monday (24 November) in the U.S. Federal Register.
Activists staged a dramatic protest outside the European Commission in Brussels on Monday (24 November), targeting the controversial European Union-Mercosur trade deal.
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in north-eastern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday for the first time in over 12,000 years, before halting on Monday, according to the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, from 25 to 27 November, the Kyrgyz presidency announced on Monday.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that despite recent progress in discussions over a revised U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, a major diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely this week.
A research team in China has unveiled a breakthrough manufacturing technique that cuts the production time of a key electrical component from around one hour to just one second, potentially reshaping industries ranging from laser weapons to next-generation electric vehicles.
More than 11,000 people across seven Malaysian states have been affected by severe flooding triggered by days of torrential rain, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Monday.
Visitors to some of UK’s major cities, including London, could soon be paying extra, if they stay overnight in hotels or Airbnb style accommodation by paying a tourist tax.
The United States and Ukraine have agreed on a revised peace framework to end the war with Russia, saying talks in Geneva produced significant progress toward an updated plan acceptable to both sides, they announced on Sunday.
Spain’s chief prosecutor announced his resignation on Monday, following a Supreme Court ruling last week that found him guilty of leaking confidential information in a case linked to the partner of a prominent opposition figure.
Türkiye is finalising security, ceremonial and archaeological preparations for Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, a six-day visit beginning on Thursday that will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and deepen Catholic–Orthodox dialogue.
The European Union and African Union leaders gather in Luanda on Monday (24 November) for a two-day summit focused on peace, security and shared prosperity, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of their partnership and Angola’s 50th year of independence.
Pakistan issued a strong rebuke after India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested that Sindh, currently a province of Pakistan, could one day return to India. Singh framed the idea as part of a civilisational link, saying borders can change and past separations may not be permanent.
