US envoy airs concerns as France targets radical Islam
The US envoy on international religious freedom on Tuesday voiced concern about ally France, warning against "heavy-handed" measures as President Emmanuel Macron targets radical...
‘No plausible way’ Christchurch mosque shooter could have been detected
New Zealand police and intelligence services made a string of errors ahead of last year's Christchurch mosques attack, but may not have been able...
Erdogan hopes France will get rid of Macron ‘trouble’ soon
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said France should get rid of the “burden” caused by President Emmanuel Macron, as the EU prepares to...
France targets mosques in crackdown on radical Islam
French authorities will inspect dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings starting Thursday as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists...
What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one
As the diplomatic fallout continues over the digitally altered war crimes tweet sent by China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, earlier this week, it’s...
Australia PM slams Chinese official’s ‘repugnant’ tweet
Australia's prime minister angrily denounced a "repugnant", "outrageous" and "appalling" tweet from a top Chinese government spokesman Monday and demanded Beijing formally apologise. Chinese foreign...
COVID-19 vaccines finally here: What’s next though?
Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives began spreading across the globe, a number of highly promising...
France goes against US demands and will impose digital tax
France will enforce a new digital levy for online technology giants this year, breaking a truce with Washington over the long-running tax fight that...
French users sue Muslim prayer app over alleged US army links
French users of a Muslim prayer app accused of selling data that ended up with the US army are suing the company, their lawyers...
France accuses Russia, Turkey of feeding hostility in Africa
President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia and Turkey of promoting anti-France sentiment in Africa, in an interview published Friday where he sought to defend his...
Australian special forces ‘unlawfully killed’ 39 in Afghanistan
Australia's elite special forces "unlawfully killed" 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including summary executions as part of initiation rituals, according to evidence in a...
France is losing its battle with Muslims, Islam and now the West
The French government would have its critics believe that it is the victim of a serious misunderstanding, or worse, a vilification campaign led by...