France recruits Dassault Systemes, OVH for alternative to U.S. cloud firms
France has enlisted tech companies Dassault Systemes and OVH to come up with plans to break the dominance of U.S. companies in cloud computing, its...
Goffin battles past Shapovalov into Tokyo quarters
Belgium’s David Goffin edged past Denis Shapovalov 7-6(5) 7-6(2) to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on Thursday....
EU deeply skeptical that latest UK plan could yield Brexit deal
European Union officials expressed doubt on Thursday that the latest British proposals on Brexit could yield an agreement before an Oct. 31 deadline, with one...
Iran says it foiled plot to kill Quds chief Soleimani
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that Tehran had foiled a plot by Israeli and Arab agencies to assassinate Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of...
Estonia’s EU energy candidate questioned on climate credentials
Estonia’s candidate for European energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, insisted on Thursday she is committed to climate goals as she was pressed by EU lawmakers over...
Turkey says Syria ‘safe zone’ efforts are not yielding results
Turkey does not think its effort with the United States to form a “safe zone” in northeast Syria will yield the results it wants and...
Russia: Israeli air strikes in Syria could further destabilize situation
Israeli air strikes on the territory of Syria might lead to a further destablisation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a newspaper interview....
Australian PM echoes Trump with call to reject globalism
Australia should reject “unaccountable internationalist bureaucracy”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, echoing a recent call by U.S. President Donald Trump for nations to...
Italian astronaut to watch World Cup match from space
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be cheering on his team from space when they take on South Africa in their pivotal Rugby World Cup clash....
Hungarian wages one-man campaign against floating garbage in river
Bence Pardy spent his summers as a child by Hungary’s second main river, the Tisza. Now, at 32, he has given up his job to...