With "efficiency, representativeness and responsibility," French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his roadmap for the eurozone's second largest economy over the next five years during which he…
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Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on Tuesday held talks with Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi in Kuwait City.
InternationalAt least 50 people have been killed in floods in China as water levels in more than 60 different rivers have risen above warning levels, according to officials.
China’s government said it…
InternationalTurkey is “committed” to building its own aircraft carriers the Turkish President has said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan added that Ankara is seeking self-sufficiency in its defense industry and will not…
InternationalCatalonia will declare independence “immediately” if a majority of the Spanish region’s voters opt for independence in a Scotland-style referendum called for October, its ruling coalition said…
InternationalNorth Korea said on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time, which flew a trajectory that experts said could allow a weapon to hit the…
InternationalIn their campaign program for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have dropped the term “friend” in describing the relationship with the United States.
InternationalSri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year.
Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the…
InternationalUp to 18 people were feared killed Monday in one of Germany’s worst road accidents after a tour bus carrying pensioners burst into flames in a collision with a trailer truck, police said.
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been circling one another, intrigued yet at a distance, ever since the former real estate tycoon…
InternationalA group of Arab nations early on Monday extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Persian Gulf Arab states by 48 hours, saying Kuwait’s…
InternationalChinese President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday that China-Russia relations are at their “best time in history,” saying the two nations are each other’s most trustworthy strategic partners.
…InternationalA rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia’s main island, killing all eight people on board, officials said Monday.
InternationalEight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed.
Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded…
InternationalPrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, signaling trouble ahead for the premier, who has suffered from…
InternationalIraqis prepared on Sunday to celebrate an expected victory over the Islamic State in Mosul, just blocks away from battles raging in the last few districts where the militants are dug in.
InternationalIn a major assault to retake lost territory, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) has killed 42 Taliban militants in restive Helmand province, officials said Monday. The provincial government in Lashkargah…
InternationalFormer Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy received significant funding from a United Arab Emirates official to start his legal battle against the Qatari media network.
InternationalIn ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters.
From Russia to the Pentagon budget, Republicans in Congress are proposing new…
InternationalKurdish militants shot and killed two officials from the ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey over the weekend, while the Turkish military killed more than a dozen militants in air strikes, state…
InternationalIsraeli forces detained a female Palestinian lawmaker in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. Khalida Jarrar, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was arrested…
InternationalDamascus denounced a report by the UN’s chemical weapons watchdog on the April chemical incident in Idlib as one-sided, lacking evidence and aimed at encouraging terrorists as they lose ground. It…
InternationalA suicide bomber has launched an attack in the Syrian capital, with reports saying at least 19 people were killed.
Syrian police had been chasing three suspected car bombers that were…
InternationalFrench President Emmanuel Macron, making a lightning visit to Mali, on Sunday threw his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists but told countries their efforts had to bear fruit.…
InternationalChina’s President Xi Jinping said on Saturday Hong Kong was freer than ever before but laid down an uncrossable “red line” for any challenge to Beijing’s authority as the city marked 20 years…
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