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The 57-year-old Republican’s elevation comes after making concessions to an ultraconservative bloc of the party.

General Asif Munir heads to Saudi Arabia and UAE as the country faces a crippling economic crisis.

Intense shelling reported around Ukraine's Bakhmut, despite Russia's unilateral ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas.

Didier Deschamps agrees to remain in the role for three-and-a-half more years, ending speculation about his future.

Business magnate Jack Ma who controlled over 50 percent of the fintech giant's shares will now hold just 6.2 percent.

China has suspended or closed hundreds of social media accounts critical of the government’s COVID-19 policies.

An overcrowded boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean has capsized off the coast of Sfax.

As rate rises hit borrowers, we ask if the global housing market is heading for a painful downturn.

A compilation of Listening Post reports on the media dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Kosovo’s prime minister discusses the latest ethnic tensions.

Two men hanged after being convicted of killing member of the paramilitary Basij force during continuing protests.

earthrise meets the business leaders disrupting the global economic system by prioritising planet as much as profit.

The Shan State Progress Party, United Wa State Party and National Democratic Alliance Army attend elections talks.

The comet is made of ice and dust and emits a greenish aura, and is estimated to have a diameter of about a kilometre.

Collaborators are a traumatising aspect of the Palestinian reality, but they cannot be blamed for Israeli crimes.

Satellite monitoring detected 218.4 square km of forest cover destroyed in Brazil's share of the Amazon.

The California lawmaker narrowly overcomes opposition from right-wing legislators to secure the speaker's gavel.

Most of the 2,450kg (5,400lb) satellite will burn up in atmosphere but some pieces are expected to survive re-entry.

Police said the shooting was not an accident; investigators are working to determine where the child got the weapon.

Exchanges of artillery fire were reported along the front lines in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Tourism-reliant businesses are hopeful the return of Chinese visitors will revive the sector from the pandemic slump.

The mass pardoning comes one week after Mali sentenced 46 of the jailed Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison.

Filippo Bernardini allegedly targetted top authors like Margaret Atwood, as well as up-and-coming talent in publishing.

Governor Ron DeSantis criticised US President Joe Biden's immigration stance as rising numbers of Cuban refugees arrive.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said Mexico has 'inalienable' ownership of its energy resources.

The move resolves a dispute that was threatening the recovery of billions of dollars in lost funds.

Law enforcement and election workers are honoured in a White House ceremony on the two-year anniversary of the riot.

New rules allowing US to turn more people away at border with Mexico ignore rights of asylum seekers, advocates say.

The Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is a tracked, medium-armoured vehicle armed with a 25mm gun.

Report from UN telecommunications agency reveals extent of damage done to Ukraine's communication networks by Russia.

India remains a relative 'bright spot' in the world economy, but weak exports are expected to hamper its growth.

US officials in the city of Albuquerque are looking into shootings reported near buildings connected to Democrats.

Most have headed for the US over the border with Mexico, along with many thousands from other countries.

Tesla also slashes prices in Japan, South Korea and Australia but so far holds them steady in Europe and US.

Several right-wing dissenters, who previously opposed the Republican leader, voted for him in the 13th ballot on Friday.

US has accused Iran weapons manufacturers of complicity in Russia's war in Ukraine, in violation of international law.

Taliban official alleges son of King Charles committed war crimes after he reveals he killed 25 people in Afghanistan.

Ten soldiers among those killed during arrest of drug kingpin's son, which sparks violence by cartel, government says.

Hiring in December was smallest in two years, extending a hiring slowdown for most of 2022, aiding inflation fight.

PA rejects Israeli measures, which include a moratorium on Palestinian construction in parts of the occupied West Bank.

Calls are growing for the use of blackface characters in Alcoy's Three Kings Parade to be abandoned.

With Republican infighting over speaker persisting, many Democrats shared lighthearted takes on the voting marathon.

Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupting just weeks after it stopped releasing lava from a previous eruption.

More than 950 people are charged with federal crimes, some already convicted of serious charge of seditious conspiracy.

Against a new far-right Israeli government, Palestinians need their leaders to unite, not repeat empty slogans.

The 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament will start in Iraq on Friday.

Canada says new law aims to make housing more affordable but experts say other measures would better reduce high costs.

Two teenagers are suspected of vandalising more than 30 graves at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem.

Discrimination against LGBTQ people is common in Kenya which has a 14-year jail term for gay sex.

Ukraine says Belarus could be used as a staging post by Moscow for an offensive from the north, opening up a new front.