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PARIS  – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (Sept 15) that French military forces had killed Islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the…

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken will urge the Senate to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees for top national security posts, warning that the US could be caught…

BAGHDAD – French President Emmanuel Macron is among leaders set to attend a regional summit on Saturday (Aug 28) in Iraq, with the Taleban’s takeover of Afghanistan and a deadly attack in…

HONG KONG – China should stop handing out tax breaks to gaming companies because they have become global players that thrive on their own, a government-backed newspaper said, fanning…

BEIJING – China’s state media sought to soothe investor nerves amid a stock rout that has pushed the nation’s benchmark equity index to the brink of a bear market, stressing there was no…

WASHINGTON – The US Justice Department will file a lawsuit on Friday (June 25) challenging a Georgia election law that imposes new limits on voting, calling it a violation of civil rights,…

DUBAI – Iran’s moderate presidential candidate congratulated his hardline rival hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi for winning the election, Iranian state media reported on Saturday (June 19), as…

TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead even if the city is under a state of emergency due to Covid-19, a top Olympic official said on Friday (May 21), underscoring the challenges facing…

MADRID – Spain is poised for a surge in internal travel after a national state of emergency ends on Sunday (May 9), a move regional governments fear weakens their hand in the fight again…

Italian rapper Fedez has accused state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him during a union-sponsored May Day concert at which he accused the rightist League party of homophobia. RAI…