Iran's constitutional watchdog Monday set June 18 as date for the country's next presidential election, a vote that will choose the successor to President Hassan Rouhani who has served two four-year terms in office. The watchdog, the Guardian Council, approved the date, Iranian election...

Members of Syria's Constitutional Committee, tasked with amending their war-torn country's constitution, met at the UN in Geneva Monday for the first time since a failed attempt at talks last November. Delegations from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the opposition and civil society...

The Tour de France rolls out of the French Riviera next Saturday with peaks, plains and rigid coronavirus protocols standing between the 176 riders and the final dash along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Delayed by over two months because of the virus, political will and organisational savvy...

Almost 150 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team's Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich, police said Monday. The violence occurred around the Parc des Princes stadium and...