International

The United States is deploying troops in Saudi Arabia as tensions soar with its arch-rival Iran raising concerns over navigation in the Gulf’s strategic Strait of Hormuz. It will be the first deployment of its […]

An audio recording emerged Sunday of a British Navy frigate trying to stop Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from seizing a U.K.-flagged tanker two days ago. In the recording, released by maritime security firm Dryad Global, an […]

North Korea threatened to resume nuclear and missile tests Tuesday in protest over upcoming joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the exercises planned for August violate promises […]

Israel will inflict a “crushing” military blow on Hezbollah and Lebanon if Hezbollah dares to strike Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday’s cabinet meeting. Netanyahu’s comments came in reaction to an interview Hezbollah’s […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Police on Saturday labeled New Zealand’s first firearms buy-back event a success, after 169 individuals handed in 224 prohibited firearms in the city of Christchurch. It comes four months after the country’s […]

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Iranian tanker detained by Royal Marines near Gibraltar could be released, if the UK is guaranteed the oil isn’t bound for Syria. The tanker Grace 1 was seized […]

Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. The shipment arrived in an airbase in the capital Ankara on Friday, the Turkish defence ministry says. […]

Britain on Thursday unveiled draft legislation for a “digital services tax” on global tech giants, which it plans to impose until leading economies reach an agreement on the contentious issue. The proposed levy, which will […]

The UK has raised the threat to British shipping in Iranian waters in the Gulf to the highest level – where the risk of attack is “critical”. The step was taken on Tuesday, amid growing […]

IF THE devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont is not restored by October 21, the UK government may force the province to bring its laws on abortion and sex-sex unions into line with legislation in […]