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China on Thursday vowed to "resolutely crush" any attempts for Taiwan independence, as the self-ruled island's President Lai Ching-te is set to embark on an overseas trip.

The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament over the budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks bringing down the ...

French farmers blocked off entrances to two public buildings in Paris on Thursday in protest at "constraints" imposed by ...

Botswana will soon join Belgium as a verification and certification hub for rough diamond exports to Group of Seven (G7) nations, its presidency said Thursday.

Lebanese official media said Israeli fire wounded two people in a border village on Thursday, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect.

Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without electricity, regional officials said Thursday, after Kyiv warned of a "massive" Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

A top Chinese military official has been removed from office and is suspected of "serious violations of discipline", Beijing ...

Mexico's Senate approved on Wednesday of constitutional reforms that would expand the use of mandatory pre-trial detention to cover more crimes,  legislation that has faced criticism from the United ...

At least 30 people were feared dead after landslides in a village in eastern Uganda, a local official said Thursday, warning the toll could rise.

France's richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified Thursday in the influence-peddling trial of the former head of ...

Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died Thursday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP.