European and Arab leaders on Sunday opened their first summit in a bid to bolster cooperation as EU President Donald Tusk said neighbours "should not leave it to powers far from our region", alluding to China and Russia.
The British government said Thursday that Brexit talks with the EU will focus on winning new guarantees to reassure eurosceptic MPs, rather than on demanding the divorce deal be re-opened.
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday, scientists said.
The two main challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an electoral alliance Thursday, posing a threat to the premier's long tenure in office as he also faces potential corruption charges.
More than 2,500 foreign children from 30 countries who have fled the Islamic State group's last redoubts are living in desperate conditions in camps in northeastern Syria, Save the Children said on Thursday.
A UN Security Council sanctions committee has agreed to allow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's delegation to travel to Việt Nam for a summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis kicks off a red-letter global child protection summit on Thursday for reflections on the sex abuse crisis, while victims tired of hearing pledges for change clamour for incisive reforms.
Prime Minister Theresa May said she had made "progress" in talks with the EU on Wednesday as she sought to extract concessions on the terms of Britain's divorce, but as expected there was no major breakthrough.
At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, fire officials said on Thursday.
No-fly zones for drones within 5 kilometres of British airports will come into force next month, the government said today, after drone sightings caused severe disruption at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
US lawmakers said on Tuesday they were probing whether President Donald Trump is rushing to sell sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia to please corporate supporters who stand to profit handsomely.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, with his business mission under threat of being overshadowed by soaring tensions between India and Pakistan.
Cyclone Oma intensified to a damaging category three storm, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday, warning that it could bring severe weather to the continent after hitting the Pacific Islands.
Thousands of people, some carrying banners proclaiming 'That's enough', took to the streets of the French capital on Tuesday evening to protest a spate of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including the daubing of swastikas on nearly 100 graves in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that while he hoped his next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would yield much progress, he was also in "no rush" for results.
A British boat rescued 34 migrants crossing the Channel aboard a small motorised boat on Monday, Britain's interior ministry said.
The main suspect accused of killing 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub in a New Year's attack in 2017 denied all charges in court on Monday, Turkish state media reported.
US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from Tuesday in Washington, the White House has announced.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked a close aide who helped get him elected after a storm within his party over suspected improper campaign financing.
A double bomb attack in Syria's jihadist-held city of Idlib on Monday killed 24 people, including four children, a war monitor said.
