France and Germany will sign a new friendship treaty on Tuesday, seeking to boost an alliance at the heart of the European Union as Britain bows out and with nationalism rising around the continent. President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel will sign the deal, which pledges...

France's data watchdog on Monday announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the first time. Google was handed the record fine from the CNIL regulator for failing to provide transparent...

Asian markets edged down Tuesday as profit-takers stepped in following a recent run-up, while the pound maintained gains on hopes Britain will avoid crashing out of the European Union. While there were few catalysts to drive business and Wall Street was closed for a holiday investors are...

From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in a challenge to the country's fragile government. The political wrangling is another indication of Iraq's precarious position as it tries to...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America, U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innovative peace-building program in Jerusalem is scaling back its activities. The Trump administration’s decision last...

A Taliban attack in central Afghanistan on Monday killed scores of security personnel, officials said, with some estimates putting the death toll at more than 100, amid government silence about one of the most deadly insurgent attacks in months. Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that misconduct by security forces reacting to protests over fuel price hikes would be investigated, but he added the increases were the right thing to do. "Violence or misconduct by our security forces is unacceptable and a betrayal of the...

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province early Tuesday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said. The epicenter was located 64 miles (103 kilometers) southwest of Sumba Barat district of the province at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). There...

Swiss banking giant UBS saw its net profits leap by almost five times last year to $4.9 billion (4.3 billion euros) despite "challenging conditions," it said Tuesday. UBS' 2017 results were hammered by US tax reforms that forced banks that operate in the United States to book...

With about 60 days left before Brexit and more than 2.5 years after the referendum Brits voted to leave the EU, many here are still divided about the future of the complex issue. Anadolu Agency spoke to Brits on the day U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was making a statement on her...

The president of Burkina Faso on Monday appointed a new prime minister following the resignation of the former prime minister. Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba and the government resigned Friday. Thieba did not give an explanation but a rising wave of terrorist attacks is thought to be...

British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group £15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million euros). EasyJet said it had lost £5.0 million in revenue and taken a hit of £10 million...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 600 bodies to be exhumed from al-Fakhikha village south of Raqqa city, once the capital Daesh’s (ISIS) self-styled caliphate, Local Council said Monday. Al-Fakhikha is the 14th mass grave in the northeastern province.  Raqqa was liberated in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia on Monday has stepped up its aerial campaign on rebel-held areas in Hama and Idlib provinces where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, local reporter said. At least 13 towns and villages came under aerial and ground bombardment by the regime...

The United Nations warned Monday that trade disputes, climate change and a me-first attitude to addressing global problems were threatening prospects for world economic growth. The global economy is expected to continue growing at a steady pace of around 3 percent in 2019 and 2020 but there...

Russian Foreign Ministry called EU sanctions against Russian citizens over the Skripal case "illegitimate" on Monday. Only the UN Security Council has the right to impose restrictive measures, the ministry said in a statement published on its official website. "The information campaign...

The British foreign secretary on Monday welcomed EU sanctions on nine Syrians and Russians over the alleged use of chemical weapons. "The U.K. will continue to show willingness to stand up for the international rules that keep us safe and which the Kremlin and the Assad regime seek to...

A gasoline pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week killed at least 89 people, the country's health minister said on Monday, while an official with the state-owned oil company defended its response to the leak. There were also 51 people injured, Health Minister Jorge Alcocer told a...

The Algerian military has discovered a weapons cache containing six missiles near its borders with Mali and Niger, the Defense Ministry said Monday. "During search operations in the southern Tamanrasset province, an arms cache was discovered containing six BM-21 Grad missiles," the ministry...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Turkish presidency said in a Monday statement. According to the statement from the presidency's press office, the two leaders will discuss bilateral relations and several...