Lewis Hamilton’s hope of claiming a record-equalling 91st Formula One victory was hit by two five-second penalties for making irregular pre-race practice starts at Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. The six-time champion led the race from his record 96th pole position before two crashes on the...

Firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Sunday that Iraq will not become a foreign colony. "We will not allow Iraq to become a foreign colony…,” he said in a tweet. “[Iraq] will be a strong and sovereign state.” On Friday, al-Sadr called for an investigation into repeated...

 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday against attempts to stoke instability in the country, following a recent spate of scattered and small-scale anti-government protests. "Some people have been trying in recent weeks to take advantage of the tough measures we are...

Turkey urged Armenia on Sunday to immediately cease what it called hostility towards Azerbaijan that could “throw the region into fire”, following clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia declared martial law and mobilised its male...