Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to put Ukraine in the "strongest possible position" on a trip to Kyiv where he signed a "landmark" 100-year pact with the war-stricken country.
The prime minister's visit on Thursday was at one point marked by loud (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals (...)
Six Algerian citizens living in France are being investigated for allegedly promoting hatred and violence against opponents of Algeria's government, inflaming tensions between Algiers and Paris.
Three Algerians were arrested by the French (...)
The Lebanese army announced on Saturday that it has completed the deployment of its units in nine southern towns following the Israeli army's phased withdrawal under the terms of a cease-fire agreement effective since Nov. 27.
The deployment covers (...)
When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea "absurd" and rebuffed him outright.
Now, Danish officials are being warned by Trump allies and (...)
The EU will not allow other countries to attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military action to seize Greenland.
Trump on Tuesday reiterated his (...)
Revelers were spilling out of bustling bars and packed clubs in the city's French Quarter — an area often referred to as the beating heart of the city's famous nightlife.
"It was all young kids out. Lots of 19, 20, 21-year-olds," recalled Derrick (...)
China has revealed a prototype of its next-generation high-speed train, a vehicle it says is on track to be the world's fastest.
The CR450, which was unveiled in Beijing on December 29, had reached test speeds as high as 450 kilometers (281 miles) (...)
France is to hold a day of national mourning after Cyclone Chido devastated its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte earlier this month.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the nationwide remembrance during his visit to the island last week — (...)
Syria's rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with her last week.
The incident sparked criticism from both liberal and (...)
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms.
Recent Kenyan history is littered with stories of huge contracts that have resulted (...)
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization.
The visit follows those of (...)
France's highest court on Wednesday upheld an appeal court decision that found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while in office.
Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is set to request that he instead (...)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has emphasized the importance of discussing strategies to strengthen Ukraine in case of any future peace talks with Russia.
During a meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other (...)
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty on all charges after a historic rape trial that turned the victim, his wife Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero. Pelicot pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife for nearly a decade, inviting other men (...)
The woman who stowed away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris last month was taken into custody again, this time trying to sneak into Canada, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN.
Svetlana Dali managed to cut off her ankle monitor on (...)
RIYADH — The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, highlighted the remarkable achievements and progress made by Saudi Arabia during the current year. The Council of Ministers attributed (...)
When Baptiste de Clarens stepped into the role of General Manager for Vaccines in Saudi and the Gulf region at Sanofi less than a year ago, he brought with him a wealth of experience, a track record of success, and a vision to transform the (...)
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had "diplomatic contact" with the Syrian rebel group that toppled the Assad regime.
Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains a proscribed terrorist organization, but the UK (...)
Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday, inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb, with hundreds and possibly even thousands of feared (...)
Israeli airstrikes in Syria are the "most violent" since 2012, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
According to the data from the organization that has been monitoring the war in Syria for over a decade, Israel has struck its (...)
Last year, India nudged past China to become the world's most populous country, according to UN estimates.
With nearly 1.45 billion people now, you'd think the country would be quiet about having more children. But guess what? The chatter has (...)
AQABA, Jordan — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, took part in the meeting of the Arab Ministerial Contact Committee on Syria on Saturday in Aqaba, Jordan.
The committee, established by an Arab League resolution, includes (...)
A delegation from the European Parliament has visited Georgia and marched with pro-EU protesters with demonstrations against the government's decision to suspend accession talks now in a second week.
The six MEPs also met with Georgia's pro-Western (...)
RIYADH — Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations, reiterated the Kingdom's call for a ceasefire in Gaza while addressing the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) 10th emergency special session (...)
