India Thursday asked China to avoid raising the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Security Council, insisting it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan. The government issued a statement Thursday, a day after China requested a review by the UN Security Council of the UN...

Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't come up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister. But the 53-year-old Mishustin, the longtime chief of Russia's tax service, was tapped for the post by President Vladimir Putin....

The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, announced Thursday he would attend an international conference on Libya in Germany, his press office said. "We are going to be present in Berlin," where the conference is due to be held Sunday, Sarraj said...

French trade unions blocked ports and disrupted power production on Thursday, searching for a way to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned pension overhaul as the impact of transport strikes weakens. Ferry services to Britain suffered delays and at least 20 bulk carriers...