The United Nations refugee agency has criticised a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally. The UNHCR has warned that such legislation could violate international law.

European countries historically rich in water are hastily rolling out emergency measures to cope with a cumulative drought that has sapped waterways, threatened food security and strained energy production – with little end in sight.

Five civilian deaths have been reported, and 40 percent of the residents of Kyiv are without heating in the wake of a huge overnight Russian missile barrage. Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv is without power, water or heating.

Iran has sentenced an Irish-French citizen to six-and-a-half years in jail. Bernard Phelan has been held since his arrest in October in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

The European Union has announced sanctions against officials from six countries, including Russia and Afghanistan, for violence and rights abuses against women. This comes as countries around the globe mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday.

The State Department has approved a potential $1.38 billion deal with Japan for the sale of up to five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Tu…

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the US doesn’t change course, striking a combative tone at a moment when relations between the rivals are at a historic low.

A proposed EU law to prevent environmental and human rights abuses by multinationals has been cautiously welcomed by global indigenous leaders seeking to highlight the damage done by extractive industries. However they say the text needs to go further…