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Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara. Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a "rebranding campaign" launched by the…

China "firmly" opposes a new trade Initiative between Taiwan and the United States, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, a plan the government in Taipei says is a recognition of the key position the island plays in global supply chains.…

Russia has sent its ally Syria an estimated 100,000 tonnes of wheat stolen from Ukraine since invading the country, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said, describing the shipments as "criminal activity." In a statement to Reuters, the…

Four people have been killed in a shooting spree at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police say. Officers confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with "a rifle and a handgun," was also dead. Police arrived at the scene on…

The United States has released more details about the HIMARS advanced rocket system being sent to Ukraine. Four M142 "High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems" are part of the package and they will include guided munitions for precision…

"Russia has taken control of most of Severodonetsk," the UK's Ministry of Defence says in its latest assessment of the situation around the key battleground city in eastern Ukraine. The main road into the Severodonetsk pocket "likely…

Germany's former chancellor, Angela Merkel, has made her first public speech this year, breaking her silence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At an event in Berlin, Mrs. Merkel who stepped down at the end of 2021, backed the work of the…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing the growing threat of a confidence vote as two more lawmakers suggested they had lost faith in his government over the "partygate" scandal and a former party leader said he could be challenged…

Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight's voice recorder. Two Germans, four Indians and 16…

Sri Lanka wants farmers to plant more rice as part of plans to avert a severe food shortage, a top official said on Tuesday, as experts warned of a 50% drop in production that would worsen the impact of its already-severe financial crisis.…