Police in Montenegro have arrested a local businessman in the capital Podgorica on suspicion of assaulting a journalist, which the prime minister on Monday slammed as an "unacceptable act".

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025, calling Donald Trump's return to power in the United States "an important ...

Iraq's anti-corruption agency on Monday announced an investigation into a prime ministerial aide over an alleged audio recording in which he referred to a bribe as being too small.

Russian human rights group Memorial has told AFP that Moscow's crackdown on dissent since invading Ukraine is vastly underestimated, with thousands of Russian and Ukrainians jailed for political ...

In a bid to dodge a US lawsuit, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has scuppered its own claims about the excellence of its ...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Monday that letting Russia win in Ukraine would represent a loss for the United States, as Donald Trump prepares to return to the presidency.

Norway's Casper Ruud eased to a straight-sets victory over Carlos Alcaraz on Monday as the Spanish star's bid for a maiden ...

The S&P 500 just can’t stay above 6000. The market benchmark was down 0.1% after trading above 6000 again on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%. The Dow was up 300 points, or 0.7%. Market ...

Governments at the COP29 talks on Monday approved new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step toward allowing countries to trade credits to meet their climate targets.

The Atlanta-based advisor is the latest to get penalized for its claims about investing in environmental, social, and corporate governance themes.

France's foreign minister said on Monday that the European Union could soon launch a new round of sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of fuelling violence in Palestinian territories. France had ...

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