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A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Lafarge, now owned by Switzerland's Holcim, guilty of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to keep a plant operating in northern Syria d...
Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he had "no intention to debate" with Donald Trump, after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war. "I am not a politician," the pope told repor...
Behind most card payments in Europe stand two American giants, Visa and Mastercard – a dependence recently thrust into the spotlight. After issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjam...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K.’s diplomatic efforts are directed at keeping the vital waterway “open, not shut.”
Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack.
Other US allies criticise Trump's move, including France, Spain and Turkiye, and China also condemns the plan.
Head of defence college asked military official to ensure government took ownership of ban, emails reveal.
The US military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with Ir...
Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religio...
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar spent most of his professional life moving comfortably within the political world built by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On Sunday, he brought that system down...
Many people resorting to eating leaves and animal feed to survive in North Darfur and South Kordofan states.
Lawmakers in the National Assembly are set to debate draft legislation to facilitate the return of artworks and other prized artefacts looted during the country’s colonial era. The bill, which was ba...
Economics and unhappiness with endemic corruption helped Peter Magyar, the challenger, secure victory. A visit by the U.S. vice president in support of Mr. Orban didn’t change things.
While US military says it will blockade Iranian ports only, move would have ripples worldwide, according to analysts.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had eliminated the “threat of an invasion” by Hezbollah, during his first visit there since fighting began against the Iran-backed Leban...
US crude oil prices surged nearly 8%, reaching US$104 per barrel, as concerns grow over a potential US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In March, Iran exported around 1.85 million barrels of crude p...
Budapest turned into a party zone well into the early hours on Monday with people dancing outside pubs and cars honking as supporters of the opposition Tisza party celebrated their sweeping victor...
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan...
China urges calm and restraint on all sides, a spokesperson for its foreign ministry said on Monday, when asked about US President Donald Trump's threat to launch a naval blockade of the Stra...