Belgium’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday started its final hearing on an extradition treaty with Iran that would allow the transfer of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat who is accused of masterminding a bomb plot in Paris in 2018. But the trea…

French President Emmanuel Macron and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi have agreed to contribute towards peace in Ukraine. China remains an important Russian ally, and has not condemned its invasion of Ukraine launched nearly a year ago.

NATO is set to agree on a new defense investment pledge this summer that will aim to increase member nations’ spending commitments, the alliance’s leader said Wednesday. Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, said the new pledge could involve ta…

Almost 12 years after a nuclear catastrophe triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami, workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in north-east Japan are preparing to release treated wastewater into the sea.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, has announced her decision to resign after eight years leading the devolved government in Edinburgh.

Many global brands have been exaggerating their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and are failing to deliver on their climate pledges, a new report concludes, calling on governments to enforce stricter regulations to prevent corporate greenwashi…

A UN convoy of 11 trucks has entered rebel-held north-western Syria from Turkey via the newly opened Bab al-Salam crossing as the death toll from last week’s earthquake reached almost 40,000. More than 50 other trucks with UN humanitarian aid have alr…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Tuesday included a focus on new security assistance efforts among the group to bolster Kyiv’s capabilities ahead of a potential spring offensive operation. “…

Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed Beijing’s “solidarity” with Tehran on Tuesday as he hosted the Islamic Republic’s President Ebrahim Raisi at the start of a three-day trip.