The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters, and demanded an immediate end to all sales of the fuel. The United States submitted the complaint to ...

A single strange particle from deep space may shed light on some of the mysteries of the universe. The tiny, ghost like subatomic particle was ejected from an incredibly energetic galaxy four billion light years away and could solve the century old mystery of where cosmic rays come from, as ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed home a new demand that allies more than double defense spending, but his European counterparts sought to avoid more tension at a NATO summit, saying the president was friendlier than expected. Leaders’ low expectations showed the extent of European frustration with Trump’s “America ...

The head of a Thai navy SEAL diving team that helped lead 12 boys and their soccer coach through a flooded cave complex to safety urged the boys on Thursday to “make the most” of their lives and be a force for good. The first footage of the boys, aged ...

Senator Frances Black says the bill should show Ireland to be on the right side of ‘international law, human rights and justice’ Ireland has moved a step closer towards banning Israeli products which are produced in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill passed through ...

In theory, both sides must observe each other’s ‘rights’ – which means that Serbia must recognise Kosovo – because Brussels is not going to have two hostile members joining its hygienic ranks Who won the war? There are a few ruins left from the Nato bombing of 1998, and outside ...

Several hundred suicide bombers and 4,000 fighters belonging to Isis are preparing to defend Hajin in eastern Syria close to the border with Iraq. The town is the last stronghold of the Islamic State, the militarised Islamic cult that three years ago controlled territory the size of Great Britain. The ...

Undercover investigators easily found items from tusks of recently killed animals on sale in 10 countries Ivory from recently slaughtered elephants is being illegally sold across Europe, fuelling the extinction crisis, a study has found. New radiocarbon-dating tests proved that ivory items bought in many countries, including Britain, were from ...

Worst flood disaster hits Asian nation since 1983 More than 100 people have been killed and dozens are missing after record torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides in western Japan. Rescuers are searching for nearly 80 people who are still accounted for, most of them in the hardest-hit Hiroshima area. ...

AN operation to rescue the remaining nine people trapped in a flooded Thai cave system is in full swing as the same divers who brought the first four boys to safety go in again. AN operation to rescue the remaining nine people trapped in a flooded Thai cave system is ...