Scotland's former first minister is challenged over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.

Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’ Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly muscular security stance. Under the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi , Japan has quickened its pivot t…

China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan's president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island on the world stage.

Israel’s greatest challenge after October 7 may be rebuilding unity in a society split by political and cultural conflict.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has visited the province hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging residents to seek treatment and practice safe burials.