Three Russian border guards were wounded in a confrontation with North Korean poachers, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Sea of Japan, in Russian territorial waters, the FSB Public Relations Center said in a statement on its official...

The Venezuelan government and five opposition party leaders announced they agreed on starting a new dialogue process to tackle problems in the nation. Main opposition leader Juan Guaido was not part of the new deal announced Monday and he said the Norway-mediated negotiations are...

Mohammad Zarqawi ambled around his narrow shop in central Damascus, filling plastic bags with colourful spices and herbs, their aroma spilling out into a dim market once bustling with customers. The middle-aged shop owner said business has slowed since the value of the Syrian pound...

An attack on Saudi oil installations that halted half the kingdom’s output could harm French diplomacy meant to avert feared U.S.-Iranian conflict, diplomats said after President Emmanuel Macron’s top envoy held talks in Saudi Arabia. They said France was trying to pinpoint the origin...