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Armenia PM Pashinyan says Turkey behind 'war' in Karabakh

Armenia has become "the last obstacle" to Turkish expansion, Pashinyan said.

Oct 7, 2020

By Maxime Popov

Fresh ceasefire call as Karabakh conflict escalates

Karabakh's declaration of independence from Azerbaijan during the collapse of the Soviet Union sparked a war in the early 1990s that claimed 30,000 lives.

Oct 6, 2020

By Herve Bar

Turkey Russia

Cities under fire as Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting intensifies

Russia, the United States and France have called for an immediate halt to the fighting.

Oct 5, 2020

By Herve Bar

Russia Turkey Iran France

Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting rages as Macron says Turkey crossed 'red line'

Karabakh's declaration of independence from Azerbaijan sparked a war in the early 1990s.

Oct 2, 2020

By AFP News

Turkey

Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting as deaths mount

Armenia has recorded 104 military deaths and 23 civilians killed.

Oct 1, 2020

By Mariam Harutyunyan with Emil Guliyev in Baku

Death toll rises in Karabakh clash despite calls for calm

Armenia and Karabakh declared martial law and military mobilisation Sunday.

Sep 29, 2020

By Mariam Harutyunyan with Emil Guliyev in Baku

Kim Jong Un 'very sorry' over killing of South Korean, Seoul says

The fisheries official was shot dead on Tuesday by North Korean soldiers.

Sep 25, 2020

By Claire Lee

North Korea South Korea

Arab leaders voice alarm at UN over Iran tensions

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani voiced guarded hopes for negotiations that his government has opened with the Taliban to end two decades of war.

Sep 24, 2020

By Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington

Iran Saudi Arabia Iraq United Nations

Hamas and Israel strike deal to end Gaza escalation

An Egyptian delegation had been shuttling between the two sides to try to broker the renewal of an informal truce.

Sep 1, 2020

By Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem

Israel

India, China in new border standoff

A military accord between the two prohibits the use of firearms on the border.

Sep 1, 2020

By AFP News

India

EasyJet sued for £15k by British-Israeli woman after being asked to move seats for Orthodox Jews.

EasyJet cabin crew said it is normal for the airline to ask women to switch seats to accommodate ultra-Orthodox men

Aug 28, 2020

By Nina Siena

Israel

Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if US bans WeChat: ministry warns

Trump's executive order against WeChat forces the platform to end all operations in the United States.

Aug 28, 2020

By AFP News

Donald Trump

US capital braces for mass anti-racism protest

Demonstrators are expected on the streets of Washington for a march to mark the date of civil rights leader Martin Luther King's historic speech.

Aug 28, 2020

By Charlotte Plantive with Cyril Julien in Kenosha

Donald Trump

Teen arrested after two shot dead in protest-hit US city of Kenosha

US President Donald Trump announced he was deploying federal law enforcement and national guard troops to Kenosha "to restore law and order."

Aug 27, 2020

By Robert Chiarito

Black Lives Matter

Israeli planes hit Gaza after rocket fire

Israel has bombed Gaza almost every night since August 6 in retaliation for the balloons or, less frequently, rocket fire, from across the border.

Aug 21, 2020

By AFP News

Israel

German-owned Knorr to change 'racist' name of popular Zigeuner sauce

Roma and Sinti minority groups demanded for the renaming of the "Gypsy" sauce as it is not even part of gypsy traditional cuisine.

Aug 17, 2020

By Nina Siena

Ecuador on high alert over threat of Chinese fishing vessel fleet surrounding Galapagos Islands

260 Chinese fishing vessels were spotted trawling the international waters off the coast of the Galapagos Islands.

Jul 29, 2020

By Nina Siena

Sharks

Minnesota couple gets banned from Walmart for wearing Nazi face masks

A couple in Minnesota walked into Walmart wearing swastika face masks claiming it was a political statement against socialism in America

Jul 27, 2020

By Nina Siena

Japan defence review slams China's virus 'disinformation'

The closely watched paper on Japan's defence policy accused China of "propaganda efforts.

Jul 14, 2020

By AFP News

Japan

North Korea's Kim ordered to pay damages to Seoul POWs

The two men -- one surnamed Han, 87, and the other Ro, 90 -- say they were captured during the 1950-53 Korean War.

Jul 8, 2020

By AFP News

North Korea South Korea

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