China calls for Gaza peace conference; Hamas to disclose fate of...
China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war in Gaza, while the militant group Hamas aired video footage of three...
Oil prices rise on Red Sea conflict escalation
Oil prices have climbed since the US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday, while global stocks have been mixed...
Top diplomats meet in Davos on Ukraine ‘peace formula’
Ukraine pushed ahead with its peace formula to end nearly two years of war with Russia with a meeting of national security advisers from...
Volcano erupts in Iceland, posing risk to fishing town
A volcano erupted in south-west Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to a nearby small fishing town although it had been evacuated earlier...
Taiwan’s new president faces ‘tough’ time with China pressure, no parliament...
Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te could face a tough four years in office with no parliamentary majority, an opposition which wanted to re-start a vexed...
Collapse of gold mine in Tanzania kills 22, official says
The collapse of an illegal small-scale gold mine has killed at least 22 people in northern Tanzania following heavy rains, a senior government official...
North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise
North Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea and Japan said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang’'s recent...
Hundreds of firefighters battle Western Australia wildfire
Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday battled an out-of-control bushfire near Western Australia’s capital Perth, prompting authorities to urge residents in the fire’s path to...
Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts again, a month after deadly incident
Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupted on Sunday, with ash rising 1,300 metres from the peak six weeks after a fatal eruption, according to the country’s...
Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on the weekend, vowing to press ahead with its offensive to destroy the Islamist movement Hamas...
