Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thought he could rely for his re-election in part on the votes of soldiers who have spent years fighting pro-Russian separatists. But a visit to the frontline found low morale and little enthusiasm for him. Such views go some way to explaining why...

Yellow Vest protests in France against the policies of President Emmanuel Macron are now in their fifth month. The demonstrations, which first started as a reaction to rising fuel prices, transformed into anti-government protests. The protesters are looking forward to an address to the...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the United States' reaction to floods that killed dozens of people had revealed Washington's "vicious" nature. At least 76 people have died after torrential rainfall which has also caused billions of dollars worth of damage since March 19....

Shells slammed into a densely-populated Tripoli suburb overnight, piling on the suffering for civilians from a two-week assault by commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces to take Libya’s capital from an internationally-backed government. The explosions, just before midnight on Tuesday, hit...