Hezbollah’s role in Syrian south exposes limits of US policyHezbollah is helping to lead a Russian-backed offensive in southern Syria, pro-Damascus sources said, exposing the limits of U.S. policy that hopes Moscow can get Iran and groups it backs out of the c...
Merkel hosts Orban with anti-migrant wind blowingAngela Merkel and Viktor Orban hold talks Thursday, days after the German chancellor made key border policy concessions to hardliners who have embraced the Hungarian leader’s anti-migrant stance. Orba...
EU Parliament rejects controversial copyright lawThe European Parliament rejected Thursday a highly controversial EU copyright law proposal that has pitted Beatles legend Paul McCartney against internet giants and the creators of Wikipedia. Lawmaker...
Waves of strikes pound south Syria after talks failWaves of air strikes pounded rebel-held areas of southern Syria on Thursday as pro-regime forces launched their most intensive bombing campaign yet in a two-week-old offensive. The renewed assault cam...
Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rainsWith more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday. A...
British police probe new Novichok nerve agent caseBritish police scrambled on Thursday to determine how a couple were exposed to the same nerve agent used on a former Russian spy earlier this year, leaving them critically ill. The couple were taken i...
‘No kid left behind’: Macron tries to fix France’s education systemIn a primary school in a run-down neighbourhood south of Paris, a teacher asks his first-year class how to spell words in a text on dinosaurs. The enthusiastic six- and seven-year-olds eagerly raise t...
Inside Qatar’s charm offensive to win over WashingtonThere was much bonhomie as a few dozen people, including members of Congress and US administration officials, gathered last week for dinner in a posh Washington neighborhood in honor of Qatar's foreig...
Twelve arrested in riots over police killing of French youthTwelve people were arrested after a second night of rioting in the western city of Nantes triggered by the deadly shooting of a young man during a stop-and-search operation by police. The killing of t...
Trump to meet Queen Elizabeth despite chorus of discontentWhen Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth next week, he will become the 12th US President that the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history. Apart from Lyndon Jo...
Israel ex-minister goes on trial on charges of spying for IranA former Israeli government minister went on trial on Thursday on charges of spying for arch-foe Iran in a case which has been kept under tight wraps on security grounds. Gonen Segev, who served as en...
Police pluck woman who scaled Statue of Liberty, ending standoffA woman who scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, the iconic tribute to freedom and democracy that graces New York Harbor, was snatched by police officers and lowered to safety on Wednes...
Iraq bans farming summer crops as water crisis grows direIraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of abating. Citing high temperatures and insufficient rain...
ICC unveils second arrest warrant for Benghazi commanderThe International Criminal Court revealed Thursday it has issued a second arrest warrant for a Libyan military commander accused of shooting dead 10 jihadist prisoners after a Benghazi mosque attack....
Rift opens in Nigeria’s ruling party as elections loomLawmakers in Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have formed a breakaway group in what is expected to be a prelude to defections as elections approach next year. President Muhammadu Buhar...