French President Emmanuel Macron said that three of the European Union's top positions should be decided at a meeting of EU leaders Sunday, with a decision on the next head of the European Central Bank likely to be taken at a later date. "It's important for me that we are able to emerge...

Taliban bombers targeting a district center in southern Afghanistan have killed at least 19 people, including eight election workers, officials said Sunday. The attack comes as a new round of talks between the United States and the Taliban to end the 18-year long war in Afghanistan entered...

Max Verstappen overcame a poor start to storm to the sixth victory of his career and end Mercedes? record unbeaten start to the season when he triumphed in Sunday?s thrilling Austrian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Dutchman, who won last year?s race at the Spielberg circuit, recovered after...

As the United States and China pursue trade talks, there is a "good chance" that more US firms will be granted licenses to sell products to controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday. Kudlow's comments came after President Donald Trump...

Spanish authorities ordered the evacuation Sunday of around 40 homes as a raging wildfire advanced in the center of the country and temperatures soared. Police ordered residents to flee their homes outside the town of Cadalso de los Vidrios some 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Madrid...

Ankara will retaliate against any assault from Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces, which he had ordered to attack Turkish ships and interests in the country, Turkey's defense minister said Sunday. "There will be a very heavy price for hostile attitudes or attacks, we will retaliate in...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters in three districts of Khartoum as thousands gathered in response to a call for a mass demonstration Sunday against the ruling generals, witnesses said. Tear gas was used in the northern district of Bari and in Mamura and Arkweit, eastern...

Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Sunday pointed to Saudi crown prince's silence on the report of UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard, which found "credible evidence" to further probe Saudi officials, including crown prince. Cengiz, having arrived at Geneva to...

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested stepping up a dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when the two met in Osaka, Japan, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. Trump and Putin met for an hour and a half on Friday on the sidelines of the G20...

The Palestinian Authority has released from custody a West Bank businessman arrested for attending a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain aimed at starting a Middle East peace effort, a family source said Sunday. Salah Abu Mayala, a businessman from the city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West...

Algerian authorities have arrested a well-known veteran of the war of independence against France, his grandson and media outlets said Sunday, after he reportedly criticized military chief Ahmed Gaid Saleh. Lakhdar Bouregaa, who is in his 80s, was arrested at his home in the upscale Hydra...

Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Ferrari in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix with a track record lap on Saturday as Lewis Hamilton was hit with a grid penalty. An initial three-place penalty for impeding Kimi Raikkonen would normally have demoted the world champion who finished second...

Hong Kong is gearing up for an annual pro-democracy march on Monday, the anniversary of its handover to Beijing, that could see a big crowd amid widespread anger over an extradition bill that has already seen millions take to the streets. In recent years, the anniversary of the handover of...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reduce its dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Japan will help the kingdom with a sweeping reform plan. “Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ is an unprecedented major reform aimed at...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed on Sunday to resume stalled nuclear talks when they met in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas. "The meeting was a very good one, very strong ... We'll see what can happen," Trump said after his...

Iraq's sacrifices fighting Daesh (ISIS) have earned the country greater support in its reconstruction efforts from the international community, Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi said Saturday. Mahdi made his comments Saturday morning during a meeting with a visiting U.N. Security Council...

Israeli police said Sunday they had detained and were questioning the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs, while a source close to the official said he was arrested in his home. Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs Fadi al-Hadami was detained and was being questioned for...

Two Yemeni rebel drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia were intercepted on Saturday, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, the latest in a series of assaults on the kingdom. The first drone targeted the province of Jizan and the second was aimed at a residential area in Asir province, the...

For the last dozen years, Argentina has been waiting for global superstar Lionel Messi to lead their football team to a major international trophy. But when the the country needed the five-time Ballon d'Or winner most, Messi failed to emulate the feats of Diego Maradona in 1986 -- when for...

Sudan braced Sunday for a mass protest in the capital against the country's ruling generals, as calls mounted for restraint to prevent a new military crackdown on demonstrators. The planned "million-man" march is seen as a test for protest organisers who have been hit by a June 3 raid on a...