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Cautious Macron holds advantage in French election
A relatively flat campaign in which opponents have failed to score points is playing into the hands...
Somaliland minister hails 'milestone' visit to Tai...
Taiwan's push to grow its presence on the world stage as China poaches its diplomatic allies saw Tai...
Ukrainians on Russian border 'on alert' for last e...
Wrapped up against the cold in a padded camouflage jacket, a Ukrainian border guard cradles his auto...
Sexual abuse victims condemn Australia PM's 'shock...
Two prominent advocates for survivors of sexual abuse pilloried Australia's prime minister Wednesday...
New Zealand convoy protesters vow to stay 'as long...
New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament Wednesday, as d...
'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Talib...
One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into...
Taliban erases signs of ex-government from Kabul s...
In the six months since taking back control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have erased all visible sign...
Godsend or 'ghetto': Syrian migrants flock to smal...
On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, grappling with an influx of asylum seekers, the small town of...
Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports...
China's vast region of Xinjiang has hit the headlines as a centre of massive alleged human rights ab...
End of war brings relief, and despair, to Afghan w...
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August brought an end to 20 years of fighting -- and relief...
Colombia's presidential favorite apologizes for dr...
The front-runner in Colombia's May presidential election apologized on Tuesday for a speech he gave...
Canada, US business groups call for end to trucker...
US and Canadian business groups on Tuesday demanded truckers protesting against Covid restrictions e...
EU leaders vow unity as Macron sees path on easing...
European leaders on Tuesday pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent, as France'...
Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' as talks resume
Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme resumed on Tuesday in Vienna aft...
'Denial and delay': Big Oil rebuked in US Congress
US climate scientists accused four of the world's largest oil companies Tuesday of lying about the h...
Telenor Myanmar sale challenged over data leak fea...
The proposed sale of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor's Myanmar subsidiary could put sensitive perso...
Schools ordered shut in India as hijab ban protest...
Authorities in southern India ordered schools to shut on Tuesday as protests intensified over a ban...
Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank...
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday...
EU joins chips race with 43-bn-euro bid to rival A...
The EU on Tuesday unveiled a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hopin...
Macron in Kyiv says no 'escalation' from Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had convinced Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escala...
Marcos Jr: Philippine dictator's son vying to take...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose father and namesake was the notorious Philippine dictator, is on track fo...
Turbulent priest: India's anti-Muslim firebrand an...
A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Pa...
Macron due in Kyiv after Putin says ready for comp...
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia "concrete security g...
EU joins chips race with 42 bn euro bid to rival A...
The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production...
Philippines kicks off chaotic election campaign se...
The race to lead the Philippines kicked off Tuesday, with the son and namesake of former dictator Fe...
US defends warnings in standoff with Russia over U...
Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on t...
'It's too quiet': Tensions take toll on Ukraine fr...
As international tensions have risen over their country's fate, Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches o...
Putin says ready for compromise after talks with M...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for compromise and would look at proposals put fo...
Nord Stream 2 pipeline will 'end' if Russia invade...
US President Joe Biden made a categorical vow Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Sch...
At UN, Russia, China call out 'unilateral' sanctio...
Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against w...
US tax agency drops facial recognition plan after...
The US national tax authority announced Monday that it will stop using facial recognition software t...
US says Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' but urgent ne...
The United States said Monday a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agree...
US, Germany 'in lockstep' on confronting Russia ov...
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two c...
Queen Elizabeth II set to resume duties as gun sal...
Queen Elizabeth II returned to London to resume public duties on Monday following a health scare as...
Israel releases Spaniard jailed for funding milita...
A Spanish aid worker who pled guilty to inadvertently funding an outlawed Palestinian militant group...
Macron hopes for 'start towards de-escalation' in...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hoped to make a start towards a de-escalation of ten...
Ex-president, former finance minister vie for Cost...
An ex-president and a former finance minister will vie for Costa Rica's presidency after topping a f...
Uganda sets March trial date for author
A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulti...
Macron to meet Putin in bid to ease Ukraine tensio...
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Moscow on Monday hoping to find common ground with Vladimir...