UK to send 250 troops to Mali for peacekeeping operations
Britain is to send 250 troops to the West African nation of Mali next year as part of a United Nations peacekeeping operation, the defense...
Turkey will retaliate if U.S. imposes sanctions over S-400s: minister
Turkey would retaliate against what it called an unacceptable threat of U.S. sanctions over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defenses, its foreign minister said...
China says U.S. criticism over South China Sea is slander
Remarks by U.S. officials on China’s role in the South China Sea are slanderous, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after the United States voiced...
Florence fire triggers chaos for Italian travelers
Italian train travelers suffered long delays and the cancellation of more than two dozen high-speed rail services on Monday after a fire hit the infrastructure...
UK minister quits before Johnson becomes no-deal Brexit PM
A British minister quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the country’s presumed new prime minister Boris Johnson takes office and could launch a policy...
Kenyan finance minister to be arrested and charged over graft: prosecutor
Kenya’s finance minister will be arrested and charged over corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday, an unprecedented...
France asks EU for early farm aid to help drought-hit farmers
France will ask the European Commission to bring forward the payment of 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) of subsidies to help farmers cope with a...
Turkey will launch operation in Syria if safe zone not established: minister
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that if a planned safe zone in northern Syria is not established, and if threats continue against...
Victims were overcome by smoke in Japan fire
Smoke spread so quickly through a burning Japanese animation company that a majority of victims who had tried to flee through a rooftop door were...
British junior foreign minister Alan Duncan resigns
British junior foreign minister Alan Duncan has resigned, The Times political editor said....