Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country’s 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign. “The

France votes on Sunday in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. Voting starts

President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his first trip to Ukraine’s war-torn southern frontline, as his forces mount a slow-moving advance in the region. Visiting the hold-out city of Mykolaiv, he

US President, Mr. Joe Biden, on Saturday fell while riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware. Biden, who did not suffer any injuries, fell off

Some asylum claimants who arrived in the UK in small boats or in the back of lorries could be electronically tagged under a new Home Office trial. A 12-month trial

A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest confirmed on Friday that they belonged to British journalist Dom Phillips, Brazil’s federal police said, adding that

In one of the most direct remarks by Russia since the war in Ukraine began in late February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov admitted that ‘Russia is not squeaky clean’.

The world’s top trade ministers neared major agreements on reduction of fishery subsidies and a loosening of vaccine-production limits Thursday evening after marathon talks in Geneva, which a day earlier

Ukraine said it urgently needed more weapons to fend off Russian advances in the south and the east, an appeal aimed at the West as the leaders of Germany, France

Brazilian police say a suspect has confessed to shooting missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Detective Eduardo Fontes said the man, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira,

The Russian military said it used long-range missiles Wednesday to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was being stored, and the

A tripartite deal between the European Union, Egypt and Israel on natural gas exportation has been signed. The EU bloc has been seeking a way to diversify sources of energy

Judges in London have thrown out last-ditch bids by human rights groups and campaigners to stop Britain sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan

Amazon says it will begin delivering parcels to shoppers by drone for the first time later this year, pending final regulatory approval. Users in the Californian town of Lockeford will

Brazilian police say they have found personal items belonging to missing UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. The items include Mr Phillips’ boots and a backpack with

The Queen has become the second-longest serving sovereign monarch in history. As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis

Thousands of protesters are gathering across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of last month’s mass shooting in Texas. Gun safety group March For Our

The Russian occupation authorities in southern Ukraine say they have started handing out Russian passports to locals in two cities – Kherson and Melitopol. Ukraine condemns the creation of Russian

The costs of gas, food and other necessities jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Consumer prices surged