The Kremlin said yesterday it was concerned by what it described as a US military build-up in Poland, saying the move represented a threat to its national security.
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon told Congress yesterday the United States must be ready to confront Russian behaviour in areas where the two countries cannot cooperate, even as he backed Mr Trump's bid to engage Moscow.
President-elect Donald Trump yesterday tapped former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to advise his incoming administration on cyber security, following an outcry over Russian hackers' apparent attempt to meddle in the US election.
UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres has called for a "whole new approach" to prevent war, vowing to boost the world body's mediation capacity to tackle global conflicts.
If Russia's health ministry had its way, those born in 2014 or later in the country will not be allowed to buy cigarettes even after they grow up.
A cold wave across Europe has taken at least 27 lives in the past few days, including those of several migrants and homeless people, and victims of accidents due to icy roads.
US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has issued a blanket mandate requiring politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day, the US ambassador to New Zealand said on Friday (Jan 6).
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are expected to choose their long-standing chairman Sigmar Gabriel to run against conservative Angela Merkel for chancellor in September's federal election, senior party sources said on Thursday (Jan 5).
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and immobilised Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground, posing no apparent threat, was convicted of manslaughter yesterday after a trial that deeply divided the country.
Britain's Brexit plans were in turmoil yesterday after its ambassador to the European Union (EU) quit, blasting "ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking", less than three months before the process is due to start.
The economic climate in Singapore has deteriorated this year, according to companies polled in a new survey, with almost half expecting the coming year to be even worse.
A man has been killed in a horse race at a birthday party that hit the headlines after an invitation went viral on Facebook.
Bana al-Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of Aleppo in Syria, met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week at his palace in Ankara after her evacuation from the city.
A passenger was removed from a JetBlue flight in the US after verbally harassing Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, as she headed off on holiday with her family, according to reports.
The man who went on a shooting rampage that injured three people at a Muslim prayer hall in Zurich before committing suicide was already a killer and appeared obsessed with the occult, Swiss police said on Tuesday.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terror group previously cited traditional Christmas markets as viable targets in its wave of terrorism in Europe, and the Berlin assault was reminiscent of July's truck-on- sidewalk attack in Nice.
United States President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up his post-election "thank you" tour on Saturday with celebratory geysers from water cannons and greetings from hoop-skirted Southern belles.
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