Featured
Last news
France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister
Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday.
US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and logging.
France's first women's rights minister Yvette Roudy dies, aged 97
Yvette Roudy, a veteran feminist campaigner and France's first women's rights minister, died on Tuesday at the age of 97, her nephew told AFP.
Trump, Carney hold talks as new US tariffs on Canada loom
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump, Ottawa confirmed Tuesday, in an effort to avoid fresh US tariffs on Canadian goods as a midnight deadline fast approaches.
Trump says no Iran talks planned, claims Hormuz 'new US territory'
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran.
Ivonne A-Baki enters race to be next UN chief
Ecuador's Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the UN, the head of the General Assembly said in a letter Tuesday.
US primaries test Democrat comeback hopes in Trump stronghold
Americans headed to the polls Tuesday in primary elections that will test whether Democrats can reclaim ground in a former battleground state, as Republicans use a newly redrawn congressional map to try to tighten their grip on Congress.
Ukraine says Russian strike kills 10 in northeast region
A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, Kyiv said Tuesday, vowing to respond.
Pakistan court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered authorities on Tuesday to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical checks, after the popular politician's lawyers complained about his poor health.
UK PM says not embarrassed by hoax messages with fake Trump aide
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday confirmed he had exchanged messages with someone pretending to be US President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province
Syria and the United States accused Israel of attacking a disused military air base in Syria's northwest on Tuesday, as a monitor said the strikes followed a Turkish delegation's inspection of the site.
West Bank siege exposes Israel army inaction on settler violence
The Israeli military is touted as the most powerful in the Middle East, striking targets deep into enemy territory. But for more than a week, Israeli troops have somehow failed to evict a small group of settlers sitting on rocks in the occupied West Bank.
France probes Russian disinfo campaign against centrist candidates
French prosecutors have opened a probe into a suspected Russian disinformation campaign targeting centrist candidates in next year's presidential elections, the office of the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Stocks mostly drop as Mideast hopes dim, interest rates rise
Stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday after a US-Iran truce expired with no deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears that higher energy prices will drive up inflation.
Ukrainian convicted in Germany over Russian sabotage plot
A German court on Tuesday handed a jail sentence of one year and three months to a Ukrainian man for spying for Russia and helping prepare possible acts of sabotage.
Asian allies stress 'critical' US cooperation as Trump slashes Korea drills
Japan underlined on Tuesday the "critical" importance of security cooperation with the United States and South Korea, after President Donald Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang.
Russia rebukes Japan ambassador over disputed islands row
Russia on Tuesday rebuked Japan's ambassador to Moscow over the disputed Kuril islands, which President Vladimir Putin visited for the first time last week.
More Trump-Kim 'love'? What we know about North Korea
US President Donald Trump says Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader a day after scaling back military drills with South Korea.
Asian allies stress 'critical cooperation' as Trump slashes Korea drills
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Donald Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang.
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender in a war that has become a growing political burden.
China mourns former premier Zhu Rongji with flags lowered, funeral
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next
Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
Zambia's Hichilema: 'cattle boy' and two-time president
Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia's president on Tuesday, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021, but says he remains at heart an ordinary "cattle boy".
Zambia's Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.
Latest developments in US-Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, as a 60-day deadline to end the war with Iran expired.
Colombian minister under fire over beach holiday post-quake
Colombia's new housing minister has come under fire after it emerged that he took his family on a Caribbean holiday while the country was reeling from a devastating earthquake that left thousands homeless.
US stocks fall on spiking bond yields, higher oil prices
Wall Street stocks retreated Monday as oil prices advanced on the lack of progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz and a jump in US Treasury yields discouraged equity purchases.
Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days
US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, a day after he scaled back military drills with South Korea and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader.
Netanyahu presses role for US general in Hamas disarmament
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed on Monday that an American general would verify Hamas's disarmament, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then.
US-Palestinian says 'terrified' as he returns to property besieged by settlers
The Palestinian-American owner of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank said on Monday he feared for his safety as he headed back to his property and called for US protection.
Bipartisan backlash as Trump scales back US-South Korea drills
Senior US senators from both parties on Monday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea, warning the move would benefit North Korea and unsettle one of Washington's closest Asian allies.