Turkey’s president vowed Wednesday to tighten government control over social media following alleged insults directed at his daughter and son-in-law when they announced the birth of their fourth child on Twitter. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of his party in a...

The green flag finally drops to start the Formula One season at Spielberg in Austria on Sunday with champion Lewis Hamilton chasing a record-equalling seventh title. As the drivers prepare to roar past silent stands, AFP identifies five key questions. Can Hamilton maintain focus?...

Damascus condemned Wednesday an international donor conference that raised $7.7 billion to address the country's humanitarian challenges, calling it an interference in Syria's domestic affairs. "The Brussels IV conference on Syria and the statements issued by its participants make it clear...

Turkey will try the 20 suspects in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi -- including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- in absentia on Friday, his fiancee told AFP Tuesday. Khashoggi, 59, a Riyadh critic commentator who wrote for The Washington Post, was...