Macron calls cross-party talks to form new govt
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited all parties except the far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed for talks on forming a new government, his...
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European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions
Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and several Nordic countries said on Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster...
India envoy in Bangladesh to smooth months of tensions
India’s top career diplomat was in Bangladesh on Monday to defuse tensions between the two neighbours arising from the August overthrow of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh...
India bolsters naval fleet with new Russia-built warship
India’s defence minister watched the commissioning of his country’s latest naval vessel at a Russian shipyard on Monday, hailing it as a “significant milestone” in...
Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad’s fall
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive....
Car loan scandal payout fears as row drags on
People who were unaware of commission paid when they bought a car on finance may be in line for payouts, but face delays....
Assad’s police threatened to bury me and my reporting. Now I’m back, and free
The BBC’s Lina Sinjab – who fled Damascus 2013 as it was engulfed in war – reflects on her return to the city....
Many civil servants want change, Starmer insists
The prime minister has been accused of “Trumpian language” in his criticism of Whitehall....
Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine
Sergei Yevsyukov’s death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers....
I love being a culture warrior, says Tory leader Badenoch
She told centre-right politicians in Washington she loved the title, even though it was meant to be an insult....