Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar's ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta's word to convince the EU that the polls ar...
US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Sto...
With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...
Alain Orsoni, who led the separatist Corsican Movement for Self-Determination before becoming the president of Corsican football club AC Ajaccio, was killed by a long-range shot at his mother's funer...
With France’s local elections set for March, attention is turning to homelessness in the race for Paris city hall, as more than 3,500 people were living on the streets of the French capital last year,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos. Meanwhile, Denmark said NATO chi...
The president of Ukraine heads to Davos as NATO-backed Greenland deal takes center stage at The World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states are set to gather in Brussels ...
"In politics as in business – a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.” Ursula von der Leyen's comments came amid growing tension between Europe and the US over Greenlan...
Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middl...
François Picard is pleased to welcome independent journalist Laura Jadid sharing a piercing exposé of systemic dysfunction, ethical erosion, and authoritarianism blossoming in the US. In an era marked...
Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a pe...
The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palesti...
The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...
A group of American ICE agents is set to travel to Italy and provide additional security to the US delegation during the Winter Olympics. "It's not like the SS are coming," Italy's Foreign Minister An...
Two of the defendants pleaded not guilty before the Hong Kong court, while the other pleaded guilty but pledged to keep working to end one-party rule in China. They're accused of "inciting subversion ...
Donald Trump's second term in the White House has tested China's tit-for-tat approach in response to the the US president's trade war. While stiff competition remains moving forward, there are signs o...
European Council President Antonio Costa said the EU was weighing a joint response to a new US tariff plan to impose levies of 10% on 8 European nations, including Germany, France and the UK. Follow t...
As the world flocks to Davos, the host country ponders a population cap...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to call out President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum. Newsom has been a vocal...
Crypto majors are very green with Bitcoin making a new another 2-month high; BTC +2% at $96,7500; ETH +2% at $3,360, SOL even at $145; XRP -1% to $2.11. DCR (+30%), DASH (+10%), ICP (+10%) and ZEC (+7...