Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial bill in parliament that would...
Trump to meet Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday: Ifax
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.S. President Donald Trump during talks with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency...
Staff on two Paris metro lines extend strike to Friday
Drivers and maintenance staff on two Paris metro lines voted on Monday to extend their strike against the government’s planned pension reforms until Friday, a...
French unions dig in against Macron on fifth day of strikes
Drivers on two Paris metro lines voted on Monday to extend a walkout until the end of the week as France grappled with a fifth...
At least 5 dead, some still missing after New Zealand volcano erupts
New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption that killed at least five...
Swedish government averts crisis after compromise on labor reform
The Swedish opposition dropped its threat of a vote of no confidence in Labor Market Minister Eva Nordmark on Monday after the government and its...
Qatar state minister for foreign affairs arrives in Riyadh: QNA
Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, state news agency QNA said, for a preparatory meeting ahead of an...
Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup and other big events for cheating over doping
Russia was banned from the world’s top sporting events for four years on Monday, a period that includes the next summer and winter Olympics and...
Stocks whacked as China export decline highlights trade war damage
Global equity markets were in a somber mood on Monday, holding well off recent two-year highs after Chinese export data highlighted the damage from the...
Futures dip as Chinese data disappoints, tariff deadline closes in
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday as weak data from China brought back fears of a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy, while...
