France will encourage its firms to do business in Iran despite uncertainty over a landmark 2015 nuclear deal putting the business environment in "limbo," a senior French finance official said Thursday. Along with other European countries, France has been looking to increase trade with...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at the country's chief of police ahead of an expected announcement concerning a corruption probe into the long-standing leader. Police Chief Roni Alsheikh said on Wednesday that "powerful figures" had hired people to "sniff...

THE HAGUE: International watchdog OPCW said Wednesday it is probing "all credible allegations" of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, amid growing reports of their alleged deployment by the Damascus regime. A fact-finding mission from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical...

Asian stocks plunged Tuesday after a record-breaking loss on Wall Street, extending a global rout as panicked investors fret over rising U.S. borrowing costs and take profits after months of market euphoria. Tokyo led a collapse throughout the region, briefly diving almost seven...