Pakistan struck the Afghan capital, Kabul, and two other provinces hours after the Taliban launched cross-border attacks in the latest escalation of violence between the two South Asian countries.

The sides made “significant progress” and agreed to meet again next week amid one of the largest U.S. military buildups in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat on Friday in an area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss that underscores the breakdown of Britain's two-party politics.

The Swedish military has intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the south of the country as a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, officials say. The armed forces said

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday called for snap parliamentary elections to take place in March.

Viktor Orbán demands Ukraine reopen oil pipeline in scathing letter, alleging "anti-Hungarian policy" amid energy supply dispute and election campaign.

The European Union has agreed to expand funding for citizens needing to leave their home countries to access safe abortions elsewhere in the 27-nation bloc.

A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai's fraud convictions linked to lease violations, in a rare victory in the prominent activist's legal battles.