François Bayrou commands respect – but can he save France from crisis?
It is hard to see how he can avoid the same man-traps that felled his predecessor, writes Hugh Schofield....
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US President Joe Biden releases strategy to counter anti-muslim, anti-arab hate
US President Joe Biden released a strategy for countering anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate, up sharply since the start of the war in Gaza, calling for...
Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US
Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison....
The Indian teen who became the world’s youngest chess champion
On Thursday Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion at the age of 18....
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers....
Net closing in on South Korea’s president as MPs get death threats over impeachment vote
Yoon Suk Yeol – whose attempt to impose martial law backfired – faces another vote in parliament this weekend....
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border
Insurgents seized Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war....
Ex-PM Khan, wife indicted in another graft case
A Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife on fresh charges of illegally selling state gifts, local broadcaster Geo...
Bulgaria, Romania to fully join Schengen after 13-year wait
EU states have cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year following a more...
Macron postpones naming new PM
French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) has postponed the nomination of a new prime minister until morning today, his office said on Thursday.“The statement naming the...