Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago. 'They aimed to kill' - BBC identifies security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters The ...

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another. Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.

A blame game begins amid reports solid fuel intended for ballistic missiles may have been improperly stored. Sustained air and naval strikes "have killed hundreds of Houthi fighters" in Yemen, the ...

The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has sent condolences ...