France’s Le Pen, neck to neck with Macron, proposes hijab ban
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places on Friday, seeking to build on a record...
China accuses EU lawmakers of ‘gross interference’ in its crackdown on Hong Kong
China on Friday hit back at an EU resolution condemning its crackdown on Hong Kong democracy activists, accusing European lawmakers of "gross interference" in...
France’s ‘James Bond’ stuntman Remy Julienne lost his battle to Covid-19
One of the world's leading stuntmen, Remy Julienne, who worked on six James Bond films as well as the 1969 classic "The Italian Job",...
Meghan privacy battle: Duchess of Sussex hopes to stop case going to trial
Meghan Markle's high-profile lawsuit against a British newspaper group for privacy and copyright breaches returns to court in London on Tuesday, with the duchess...
French Muslim council agrees on a “charter of principles” requested by Macron to end extremism
France's Muslim federations agreed Sunday on a "charter of principles" requested by President Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism. Macron urged...
French ex-PM Balladur on trial over ‘Karachi affair’ kickbacks
Former French prime minister Edouard Balladur goes on trial Tuesday on charges that he used kickbacks from arms deals in the 1990s to fund...
How US supported Mussolini’s fascism in Italy
A figure like Benito Mussolini could only have taken power in a state suffering from severe illness. Italy, a resource poor nation, had been...
Iran should stop “ramping up tensions” and stick to nuclear deal: EU
The European Union called on Iran on Monday to abandon its efforts to enrich uranium up to 20% and fulfill the obligations of the...
PM Trudeau blames Trump for inciting Washington riot
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday accused President Donald Trump of having "incited" his supporters to storm the US Capitol on Wednesday. "We were...
Turkey ready to normalise relations with France: FM Cavusoglu
Turkey is ready to normalise relations with France despite continued bilateral tensions over several issues, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday. He said he had...
France calls on Iran for immediate release South Korean tanker
France on Wednesday condemned Iran's seizure of a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters and called for the vessel's immediate release. "This incident is...
Pakistan urges EU to seek immediate release of Asiya Andrabi
Pakistan has urged the European Union to seek immediate release of Asiya Andrabi, a Kashmiri human rights activist and political leader, imprisoned in the...