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Paris: The French government is set to rush tax cuts and a rise in the minimum wage through parliament in a bid to end the “yellow vest” protests which...

Antanananrivo: Madagascar heads to the polls on Wednesday in a crunch head-to-head election between two arch-rivals who have dominated political life on the...

Dubai: A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeida and its surroundings will start on Tuesday, officials say, after renewed fighting...

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday warned MPs against supporting a second Brexit referendum, as calls mounted for a public vote to break the...

Jakarta: Lion Air announced on Monday it was funding a multi-million dollar search effort using a Dutch company for the second black box and missing victims...

Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning Washington's approach could "block the...

Muscat: Filipinos around the world are celebrating the coronation of Catriona Gray as Miss Universe. Gray won the prestigious pageant in Bangkok, redeeming...

New Delhi: A veteran Indian politician was given a life sentence on Monday over anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that killed nearly 3,000 people following the...

Gaza City:Hamas leader Ismail Haniya praised "resistance" in the occupied West Bank in a speech to tens of thousands on Sunday after recent deadly...

Dubai: The UN's envoy to Yemen called on Sunday for pro-government forces and rebels to respect a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, after...