The FBI's deputy director, Andrew McCabe, is stepping down after having been accused by President Donald Trump of being a Democratic partisan, a government source confirmed Monday. McCabe is stopping work immediately but will remain

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China's ambassador to the African Union on Monday denounced as "absurd" a report by French newspaper Le Monde alleging that Beijing has been spying on the continental body. The report published last week claims technicians

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The Pentagon said Monday it is reviewing the use of fitness trackers and other devices after an exercise-logging company published a map revealing potentially sensitive information about US and allied troops in places including Iraq

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Fighting between gangs at a prison in Brazil's northeastern Ceara state left 10 dead early Monday, state law enforcement authorities said. "A fight began between rival groups of inmates, resulting in fatalities," a spokesman for

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Clashes and air strikes again hit Syria's border region of Afrin on Monday, with new civilian casualties reported as Turkey pursued an offensive against Kurdish forces. The operation, launched on January 20, sees Turkey providing

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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday urged the international community to "fulfil its responsibilities" towards Palestinians in Jerusalem and support the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. His comments, following a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud

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The European Union warned Monday it would react "swiftly and appropriately" if Washington imposed trade curbs, after US President Donald Trump accused the bloc of trading "very unfairly" and hinted at such action. "The European

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Britain must follow EU laws despite losing all involvement in decision-making during a post-Brexit transition period, the bloc said Monday as it agreed its demands for the temporary phase. EU negotiator Michel Barnier rejected London's

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At least nine people were killed on Monday in heavy fighting between separatist forces and government troops as tanks battled in Yemen's interim capital of Aden, military sources said. Five pro-separatist fighters were killed by

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Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Sapar Isakov apologised Monday to residents in the capital Bishkek over a heating crisis that has left citizens shivering in their apartments amid plunging winter temperatures. In a public address on

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