International

GBNEWS24DESK// China's shock success at bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran together has challenged the United States' longstanding role as the key outside power broker in the Middle East. Beijing's persuading archrivals Riyadh and…

GBNEWS24DESK// Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be "arrested" on Tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, calling on his supporters to protest. Citing a "leak" from the…

GBNEWS24DESK// Ukrainian forces continued to withstand Russian assaults yesterday on the ruined city of Bakhmut, as officials said China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President…

GBNEWS24DESK// French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Yellow Vest protests after his decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote prompted…

GBNEWS24DESK// A man yesterday appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a woman because he believed she worked at Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ. Joshua Bowles, 29, allegedly stabbed the victim, who was referred…

GBNEWS24DESK// In a rare move, the Pentagon yesterday released a de-classified video showing Russia's intercept of a US military surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago. It was the first direct US-Russian incident…

GBNEWS24DESK// Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators said yesterday, also warning of possible crimes against humanity. In its first report,…

GBNEWS24DESK// Kyiv yesterday accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of trying to widen the conflict in Ukraine after Washington said Russian fighter jets intercepted a US drone over the Black Sea, causing it to crash. "The incident…

GBNEWS24DESK// Hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply in Syria and more than half its population is short of food after 12 years of war, economic pressures and last month's earthquake, the World Food Program said yesterday. "The…

GBNEWS24DESK// Seventeen Bangladeshis rescued after the latest deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean were brought ashore by the Italian authorities on Monday as Italy faced criticism for its response to the crisis. Those rescued…