At least eight people were killed in the shelling of an industrial compound in Yemen's strategic port of Hodeida, the government said Friday, pointing the finger at the Iran-backed Huthi rebels. There has been an uptick in fighting in and around the lifeline port of the western city,...

Turkey's lira slipped on Friday after US lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defence spending bill that moves Washington a step closer to punishing its NATO ally for buying Russian S-400 missile defences last year. The final version of the $740 billion annual US defence...

Over 1.5 million people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 with one death reported every nine seconds on a weekly average, as vaccinations are set to begin in December in a handful of developed nations. Half a million deaths occurred in just the last two months, indicating that the...

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a new milestone in his career this week, 750 goals for club and nation. Juventus forward Ronaldo netted one goal against Ukrainian opponents Dynamo Kyiv as the Italian club won Wednesday's UEFA Champions League match 3-0 in Turin....