Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was struck by drones launched from Iraq, the latest squeeze on Middle Eastern supplies after attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week threatened to deepen the world’s energy crisis.

Speaking at the BRICS summit, President Vladimir Putin warned European countries that sending troops into Ukraine would mean "war with Russia."

The leaders of Russia, India, China and other nations met in New Delhi for this weekend’s BRICS summit. The coalition of nations was conceived as a counterweight to the West.

Swedes vote in an election on ​Sunday that will either bring a far-right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism ‌it has long been known for.

French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment in Normandy that injured 44 people

A fire and riot in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria has killed at least seven people.

Bulgarian authorities launched investigations into an explosion at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, which came in the wake of another blaze at a munitions depot in recent weeks, r

It comes after some Israeli ministers floated proposals for the mass displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, framing the effort as encouraging voluntary emigration.