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Polls open for second round of French parliamentary vote
Polling stations opened across mainland France on Sunday for a second round parliamentary vote that is expected to be won by far right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN).
While the anti-immigration, eurosceptic party may not win…
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Eight killed in Indian Kashmir gun battles
Two soldiers and six suspected militants were killed in two separate gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Sunday.
Kashmir police inspector general Vidhi Kumar Birdi told AFP that authorities in the disputed territory…
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Sudanese political factions meet in Cairo amid slim peace prospects
CAIRO:
Rival Sudanese political factions formally attended reconciliation talks in Cairo on Saturday, the first since a conflict in the country began almost 15 months ago, but admitted there was little prospect of quickly ending the…
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US lawmaker reports Israeli hostage photos vandalized in protest
Democratic US Representative Brad Schneider's office was targeted by what he called on Friday "a vile act of hate," after pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside his office in the US Capitol building and tore down posters of…
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Trump distances himself from ‘Project 2025’ despite conservative group ties
Former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Friday from a conservative group's sweeping plans for the next Republican presidency, days after its leader claimed a second American Revolution was underway that would "remain…
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New evidence of historical Japanese germ-warfare unit unveiled across China
A total of 177 pages of Japanese military personnel registration forms detailing their work in Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit during World War II, were made public in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang…
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Russian drone attack on Ukraine hits energy facility in Sumy region
KIEV:
Russia launched an overnight drone attack across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting an energy facility in the Sumy region in the northeast of the country, officials said.
Ukrainian mobile drone hunter groups and air defence units shot…
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England through to Euro 2024 semis after beating Switzerland on penalties
DUESSELDORF:
Trent Alexander-Arnold converted the winning spot kick in a penalty shootout to send England into the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after Manuel Akanji missed for Switzerland.
Alexander-Arnold fired into the top left corner to…
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Sudanese political groups gather in Cairo with slim chances for peace
Rival Sudanese political factions formally attended reconciliation talks in Cairo on Saturday, the first since a conflict in the country began almost 15 months ago, but admitted there was little prospect of quickly ending the war.…
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EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows
BRUSSELS:
The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation, a letter seen by Reuters on Friday showed.
The US government and industry groups including the…
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