Massive fire tears through Manila’s historic Central Post Office
HONG KONG — A massive fire broke out at the historic Manila Central Post Office in the Philippine capital late…
Satellite images reveal Russian defenses before major assault
LONDON — A beach resort bristling with fortifications. A major road lined with anti-tank ditches. Satellite analysis by BBC Verify…
Greek election: Center-right Mitsotakis hails big win but wants majority
ATHENS — Greece’s conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won national elections, hailing his party’s big victory as a “political…
Thousands mass for pro-EU rally in Moldovan capital amid tensions with Russia
CHISINAU — A huge pro-EU rally has taken place in Moldova’s capital Chisinau, organized by the country’s President Maia Sandu.…
Biden and McCarthy seek to break debt ceiling impasse
HIROSHIMA — President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have spoken on the phone, in a change of tone…
Army fights to keep Wadi Saeedna airbase, residents say
KHARTOUM — Sudan’s army is resisting an attempt by paramilitaries to advance toward its main airbase near the capital Khartoum,…
G7 takes stand against China’s ‘economic coercion’
HIROSHIMA — As the G7 leaders sent a strong message to Russia by inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Hiroshima, another rival…
Bakhmut city ‘not occupied’ by Russia, says defiant Zelensky
HIROSHIMA — A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted Bakhmut “is not occupied” by Russia after a Moscow-backed mercenary group had…