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KYIV: Ukraine's ousted defence minister directed stunning public criticism at the army's top commander on Thursday, forcing President Volodymyr Zelensky to call for unity amidst signs of an...

Global aviation's biggest players gather next week at Britain's Farnborough airshow, with defence in focus as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East reshape security priorities and spending....

London: Peter Hutchison Andy Burnham vowed Friday to restore "hope" to the British people as he officially became the ruling Labour party's new leader, and incoming UK prime minister. Nicknamed...

Tehran: Iran's energy ministry called on citizens to reduce electricity use on Friday after the power grid came under strain following US strikes on energy infrastructure in the south. The...

Doha: Qatar announced Friday that its army had intercepted a missile attack, with falling debris injuring a child. "The Ministry of Defense... announces that the armed forces have intercepted a...

Kuwait City: Kuwait said Friday that a power and water plant had been damaged by an Iranian attack, as the war in the Middle East escalated. "One of the power and water distillation plants was the...

Tehran: The United States and Iran traded attacks on Friday, with Tehran targeting American assets across the Middle East in the biggest escalation since the two foes returned to outright war. A...

Atlanta: Andy SCOTT Lionel Messi has already won the World Cup, but the Argentina captain added another chapter to his astonishing career on Wednesday, inspiring his team to victory in their...

Iran said on Thursday that ​the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable "red line", warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran's infrastructure, it would...

 Iran's army said on Thursday it carried out drone attacks against US bases and facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, state TV reported, after the United States carried out strikes on the Islamic...

 The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war. The key oil and gas...

Atlanta: Harry Kane said he was "gutted" for England and their fans after his team were beaten 2-1 by defending champions Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon's...

Kuwait City: Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday confirmed they had intercepted fresh aerial salvos from Iran as Tehran and Washington exchanged fire over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz....

Global infant vaccination levels improved slightly last year, the UN said Wednesday, but warned that drastic funding cuts, conflicts and misinformation were deepening dangerous coverage gaps and...

An American mother was kept in pretrial detention on Tuesday on charges she suffocated her 18-month-old twins and then tried to blame their deaths on vaccines, US media reported. Andrea Shaw, 23,...

Rob Woollard France arrived in the World Cup semi-finals, hailed as the most scintillating attacking force to grace the tournament since Brazil's fabled 1982 side. But like Zico, Eder, Falcao,...

Atlanta: Lionel Messi's Argentina clash with England in a marquee World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, with Spain lying in wait after shattering French hopes of a third triumph. The fixture between...

Arlington: Rob Woollard Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus' dreams of winning the title...

Beijing: China called on the United States and Iran on Tuesday to restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as fighting between the two sides reignited over how the strategic waterway should...

World oil prices surged Monday as a fresh flare-up between the United States and Iran rattled investors, while a selloff in chipmakers sent South Korea's stock market plunging. Wall Street's...