France plans major police presence for June 6 day of protest
PARIS: French authorities plan to deploy 11,000 police, including 4,000 in Paris, on Tuesday, when unions have called a nationwide day of protests...
Biden’s 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump’s pugilism
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to...
Taiwan: Chinese warship passed in ‘unsafe manner’ near US destroyer in Taiwan Strait: US
WASHINGTON: A Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait in "an unsafe...
Russia urges border district to evacuate amid Urkaine shelling
MOSCOW: Russian authorities on Sunday called on residents of an area on the Ukraine border to leave their homes as Ukrainian shelling intensified...
Ukrainian president says at least 500 children killed by war
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian...
Fire at refugee shelter in eastern Germany kills 1, injures 8
BERLIN: A fire at a refugee shelter in eastern Germany killed one person and injured at least eight others early Sunday,...
Imran Khan likely to be tried in military court, says Pakistan’s defence minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif has said the chances were that former prime minister Imran Khan could be tried in...
Landslide in China’s Sichuan province kills 14, leaves 5 missing
BEIJING: A landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province has killed 14 people and left five missing, Chinese state media outlet CCTV...
Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt’s Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the global waterway
CAIRO: A tanker transporting curd oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, disrupting traffic in...
Taiwan: US, Canadian navies stage rare joint mission through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI: A US and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the US Navy said, in a rare...