BERLIN - Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Mr Friedrich Merz - favourite to become Germany’s next chancellor - said on Jan 23. Mr ...

DAMASCUS - Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a ...

US President Donald Trump spoke via videoconference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiitzerland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

RAMALLAH - Israeli drones fitted with loudspeakers ordered people to leave their homes in Jenin on Thursday, residents said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major ...

US President Donald Trump spoke via videoconference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiitzerland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Napoli manager Antonio Conte has said no team are invincible as his table-topping side prepare to host Juventus, who are undefeated in Serie A this season, in a key clash on Saturday. Read more at ...

US President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by video link. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS - The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls ...

VIENNA - Austria has arrested Rene Benko, the founder of fallen property group Signa, on suspicion of trying to hide assets ...

Mr Rubio will visit Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SOFIA - Two Bulgarian sailors and a Romanian crew member returned home after being held for 14 months by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, receiving a warm welcome from their families and officials at ...