SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the importance of strengthening naval power during a tour of a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

ONDON – Britain will on Thursday set out new legislation to stop water companies leaking sewage into rivers and seas by bringing in tougher penalties including imprisonment for bosses, and giving the regulator new powers.

Serbia’s deputy prime minister has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed that his country will remain an ally of Moscow despite its proclaimed bid to join the European Union

A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution

The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand have strongly condemned the deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia

COPENHAGEN – Sweden will scrap its tax on airline tickets from the middle of next year, aiming to reduce prices and boost availability, the government and its Sweden Democrats alliance partner said on Tuesday.

A senior official has confirmed a report that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies but fell short of confirming that the NATO country had formally applied for membership

Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

HELSINKI – Finland’s ruling centre-right coalition plans to spend more on NATO membership, defence and security in 2025, while scaling back on welfare spending to tame the Nordic country’s fiscal deficit, it said on Tuesday.

The U.K. government says it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law