France on Tuesday strongly backed India’s right to protect itself against cross-border terrorism. In a written statement, France’s Foreign Ministry also urged Pakistan to put an end to the operations of terrorist groups formed on its territory. It also condemned the Feb. 14 suicide...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday, standing by a moderate ally long targeted by hardliners in internal factional struggles over a 2015 nuclear deal with the West. Zarif - a U.S.-educated veteran diplomat who...

Senegalese President Macky Sall was poised Tuesday to return to office with a first-round victory from elections last weekend, according to results reported from nearly 90 percent of the vote. Sall, 56, has so far won 2.2 million of the votes cast Sunday, against 1.7 million votes spread...

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir issued additional emergency decrees Monday as protests continued in the capital. They include a ban on public gatherings and protests, the establishment of emergency courts to prosecute protesters, a ban on trading or hoarding subsidized goods and fuel...