Afghanistan welcomed the killing of Daesh (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a major blow to terrorism that is expected to weaken the South Asian branch of the Middle Eastern militant group. The emergence of an Afghan affiliate of Daesh emerged in recent years created another enemy...

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed no let up in his drive to implement far-reaching pension reforms despite a looming winter of strikes by unions angered by the plan, in an interview broadcast Monday. Macron told RTL radio that there would be "no complacency or weakness" in pushing...

A French academic held in Iran for four months faces charges of collusion after being arrested alongside a Franco-Iranian colleague accused of espionage, their lawyer said in a report Monday. Roland Marchal, a researcher at Sciences Po in Paris, was arrested in June together with Fariba...

Max Verstappen had mixed emotions Sunday after a stirring drive from the back of the field to finish sixth at the Mexican Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was stripped of pole position on Saturday when he was penalised for ignoring yellow flags and, after starting fourth on the grid, he...