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A long-awaited European Union’s visa liberalisation scheme allowing Kosovo nationals to travel to Europe’s borderless zone without a visa came into force on Monday with the first travellers hailing it …

Ukraine said Monday it had foiled a “record” number of Russian drones on the night of New Year’s Eve after a week of escalation in the nearly two-year conflict. The …

Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain from mainland Europe in small boats in 2023, an annual drop of more than a third, government figures released Monday showed. The …

The head of Guinea’s ruling junta says a constitutional referendum will be held in 2024, a key step towards the return of civilian rule after seizing power in a coup. …

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said Monday that Britain is “willing to take direct action” against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen who have repeatedly attacked vessels in the Red Sea. The …

Israel’s war in Gaza will continue throughout 2024, a military spokesman said in a new year’s message, insisting that tens of thousands of reservists would be needed for fighting. The …

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was facing six months in jail with a court set to rule on Monday on a labour law case decried by his supporters as …

Iran on Monday executed five people convicted of multiple “armed robberies and banditry which rendered roads unsafe and spread terror among people,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said. The post …

Major Japan quake prompts tsunami warning, residents told to run

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been murdered. The post Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat found dead in …