The deployment, which Moscow dismissed as “nothing mysterious,” raises the likelihood of a standoff between the U.S. and Russia in the strategically important country.

Treatment of Uighur minority has been heavily criticised in the west but Wang Yang says ‘high pressure’ must be maintained

A pro-military political party in Thailand has taken an unexpected lead in the country’s first election since the army took power five years ago.

Geneviève Legay’s skull fractured after incident at demonstration in Nice

Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment.

Not so long ago, China’s rise was seen as essentially benign. A growing economy, it was thought, would go hand-in-hand with a liberalising political system. China was, to use the phrase favoured by US experts, becoming a responsible global stakeholder.

Mining giant Vale raised level of risk at a dam in Barão de Cocais to highest alert meaning rupture is imminent

Will the pro-junta parties help return Prayut Chan-ocha as prime minister or will the pro-democracy parties win a landslide?

The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through southern Africa more than a week ago, rose sharply on Saturday as authorities reported scores more deaths.

Gilets jaunes demonstrations in Paris on Saturday largely peaceful, but turned violent in the late afternoon