There are only 44 four-star generals or flag officers in the US military, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also ordered ...

The Mennonites are members of the oldest Protestant free church. In Argentina, their followers lead an exceptionally strict ...

A global longevity movement promises to decelerate the ageing process. Or even avoid it, altogether. But just how realistic ...

Pro-European PM Marcel Ciolacu's and his Socialist party are leaving the ruling coalition in Romania after populist George Simion secured the most votes in the first round of the presidential election ...

The United Arab Emirates used its "reservation" in signing the UN Genocide Convention to argue that the UN court has no authority over Sudan's accusations related to the genocide in Darfur.

When Pope Francis assumed office in 2013, he called on Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels. How far did they get?

Police in Spain have opened an investigation into the theft of copper cables from the high-speed train line linking Madrid with the southern region of Andalusia. The incident left thousands stranded.

Pro-Ukrainian journalist Ekaterina Barabash says has escaped house arrest in Russia and fled to Paris with the help of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). She was facing up to 10 years in prison for ...

Iranian oil flows to China via shadow tankers were already hard to track, but now it's even tougher as the US loses some of its leverage due to the tariff war.

Beijing’s latest military drills near Taiwan have sparked discussions on the island's energy security if simmering cross-strait tensions boil over. How long can Taiwan keep powering itself in case of ...

So far, Russia's economy has proven surprisingly resilient despite sweeping Western sanctions. But what happens if the United States ramps up the pressure with secondary sanctions?