SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as building on last summer’s Russia-Africa summitwhere Russian President

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has praised the decision by a Berlin court to classify using the controversial pro-Palestinian slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as use of a “terrorist symbol.” “I welcome the decision of the Berlin Regional Court to outlaw the phrase … The new anti-Se

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell arrived in Kiev on Saturday to hold talks with Ukrainian leaders for what is likely to be the last time before his term comes to an end. “EU support to Ukraine has been my personal priority during my mandate and will remain on top of the EU’s agenda,” Borrell […]

One woman was killed and 13 other people injured, including two children, in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa during the night, the regional prosecutor’s office announced on Saturday. It said two high-rise buildings, several private residential buildings and the storage rooms of a company had been damaged during the

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a train station in Pakistan. The bomb exploded in the southwestern city of Quetta when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to Rawalpindi. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group, have claimed responsibility […]