“Hereditary states are much less difficult to hold than new states. If such a ruler is ordinarily diligent and competent his government will always be secure.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

The public is being invited to suggest candidates for the next Archbishop of Canterbury following Justin Welby's resignation. Mr Welby left the Church of England's most senior role in January after a ...

A police constable sent a video of an "extremely vulnerable" young adult being restrained in hospital to her friends, a ...

A Russian strike on a residential building in central Ukraine killed at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said, one of many attacks across the country this weekend.

Of course, one obvious answer is because his company is directly supporting the Ukrainian military in its defense against Russia. An agent of the Russian government allegedly attempted to ...

Kremlin tries to shift blame to Ukraine after its KAB glide bomb hit a boarding school being used as a nursing home for Russian residents of Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv and Moscow traded ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

After Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine's normally febrile political life was becalmed under martial law. But there have been growing signs of activity picking up, as the United States has set its ...

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans on Sunday to file a legal complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...