France’s Le Pen unveils new far-right European Parliament group
France’s Marine Le Pen unveiled a new far-right group in the European Parliament on Thursday, uniting eurosceptics from across the continent who aim to devolve...
U.S. green groups ramp up legal attacks on federal oil leases
U.S. environmental groups fighting fossil-fuel development made headlines years ago with public demonstrations against big pipeline projects including the Dakota Access and the Keystone XL...
U.N. rights boss welcome in China, including Xinjiang, envoy says
China’s envoy in Geneva said on Thursday that he hoped U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet would visit China, including Xinjiang, where he said “education...
Turkey says full ceasefire not established in Syria’s Idlib
It is not possible to say that a full ceasefire is established in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, after Turkey’s...
Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas
The only sign that Sunni-majority Mosul’s newest and busiest marketplace is in Shi’ite Muslim hands is a small plaque in the office of its leaseholder...
Protesters scuffle with Hong Kong police, government offices shut
Scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in Hong Kong on Thursday as hundreds of people persevered with a protest against an extradition law with...
Hong Kong police arrest 11 during protests against extradition bill
Hong Kong authorities arrested 11 people during protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, police chief...
Iran supreme leader says he has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons
Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Thursday by Japanese Prime...
Slovakia to host EU’s new labor agency
The Slovak capital Bratislava on Thursday won the right to host a new European Union agency to oversee the labor market that is due to...
Nearly 1,000 Kazakhs detained over protests: authorities
Kazakh authorities said on Thursday they had detained nearly 1,000 people for taking part in protests over last weekend’s presidential election that was won by...