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...
Putin defends Karabakh deal after France criticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended a ceasefire deal he brokered between Azerbaijan and Armenia after France called for him to fix "ambiguities"...
Op-ed: There’s limited ‘freedom of speech’ in France
France is well known for secularism, democracy, and freedom in the world. Recently, French President Emmanuel Macron gave an Islamophobic statement and promoted banners...
Whole world must benefit from Covid vaccine: WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a Covid-19 vaccine but insisted Friday that every country must reap the...