France on Wednesday threatened to push for more targeted sanctions to be imposed on Mali after hearing a UN official report on worsening violence in the West African country. The Security Council last month put three individuals linked to armed groups on a UN sanctions blacklist, the first...

mid the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, Turkey will press the fight against terrorist group Daesh to clear it from Syrian soil, Turkey’s president said Wednesday. "Turkey will continue the fight against Daesh and eliminate this terrorist group in Syria," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a joint press...

The Yellow Vest demonstrations have dealt a major blow to the country's economy and tourism as it enters week 10. According to a report released by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the growth rate of France -- the second greatest economy of Europe -- will...

A top Kremlin aide on Wednesday dismissed as ridiculous claims that US President Donald Trump has acted as an agent for Russia amid mounting controversy over his alleged ties to Moscow. "Why comment on something stupid? How can the US president be an agent of another country?" President...

Three Italian security officers left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after an incident that saw them flee to a UN building as Hamas security pursued them, an official and a diplomatic source said. The three were in Gaza to prepare for an upcoming visit by the Italian consul general based in...

At least 30 people have been abducted by suspected separatists in a troubled English-speaking region of western Cameroon, local sources said on Wednesday.

The UN's Libya mission warned against clashes in the country's capital on Wednesday as tensions rose between rival militias, four months after clashes that left over 100 people dead. "The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the recent military mobilisation of...

Emirati air carrier FlyDubai has denied media reports suggesting that it had resumed flights to Damascus after a seven-year hiatus. "Media reports to this effect are inaccurate," the company said in a Wednesday statement. Some Arab media outlets had reported earlier that FlyDubai had...

Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday voiced concern over a possible "no-deal Brexit" after U.K. politicians rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement with the EU by wide margin. In a Twitter post, Sanchez said Tuesday's crushing vote in the U.K. Parliament is...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said that all attackers who stormed a hotel in the capital with guns and explosives had been eliminated. Speaking on national television, Kenyatta said: "I can now confirm that the security operation at Dusit complex is over and all the terrorists...

Amid mounting pressure on the ruling military junta to set a date for general elections in Thailand, the chief of the country's powerful army has warned pro-democracy activists of "not crossing the line". The warning comes as the country saw Sunday biggest pro-democracy protests in years...

Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire was detained by police on Wednesday when he was taken from his house in a widening crackdown after anti-government protests. The nationwide protests were triggered by the government announcing at the weekend that fuel would more than double in price...

Bernardo Silva says Manchester City's squad is approaching full strength at the right time as they mount a four-pronged trophy assault Kevin De Bruyne and Benjamin Mendy have missed large chunks of the campaign through injury, while David Silva, Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan...

French President Emmanuel Macron launched a national debate Tuesday in an effort to assuage growing anger by protesters over a long list of grievances. The first round was held in the northern town of Grand Bourgtheroulde with 600 mayors. The move to organize the two months of...

A new round of peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals kicked off in Jordan on Tuesday to tackle technical issues regarding prisoners exchange between the government and Houthi rebels, a UN spokeswoman said Wednesday.  "The meeting is technical and comes in the framework of...

TurkStream gas pipeline is set to become fully operational by the end of 2019, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. The TurkStream project is an export gas pipeline consisting of two 930-km (577.8-mile) lines each with a capacity of 15.75 billion cubic meters. The...

Foreign troop numbers in Iraq fell by a quarter during 2018, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said, as the fallout fizzled from Washington's announcement it was withdrawing from neighbouring Syria. "In January 2018 there had been almost 11,000 foreign fighters, about 70 percent of them are...

Dozens of young men were injured on the first day of a traditional bull-wrestling festival in southern India that has attracted the ire of animal activists, officials said Wednesday. During the Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu bulls festooned with marigolds are released from pens and men...

Bangladesh factories making clothes for Western brands have sacked hundreds of workers after more than a week of strikes and clashes over wages, police and trade unions said Wednesday. The country's $30-billion clothing industry is the world's second-largest after China. Its some four...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow was ready to work with Washington to save a key arms control treaty, calling on Europe to help in the talks. Moscow's top diplomat spoke after fresh talks between US and Russian officials in Geneva to salvage the...