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CNN chief Jeff Zucker resigns over undisclosed rel...
CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the U...
US deploys 3,000 troops in Ukraine standoff
President Joe Biden ordered Wednesday the deployment of several thousand more troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe, rat...
France's Zemmour says delinquents 'same' as jihadi...
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Wednesday suggested criminals in high-rise housing estates are fighting al...
Stocks off earlier highs as attention turns to int...
Global stock markets shed some of their earlier gains on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to central bank monetary po...
CNN chief Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship wi...
CNN president Jeff Zucker announced his resignation on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague...
US deploys troops to support NATO in Ukraine stand...
The United States said Wednesday it was deploying thousands of troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe, ratcheting up its...
Democratic US senator's stroke threatens Biden age...
A US senator was resting in hospital Wednesday after suffering a stroke from which he is expected to recover fully, although it th...
Turkey strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria
Turkey said Wednesday it launched deadly strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, where Kurd forces have been left reeli...
Stocks advance on strong earnings, oil steady afte...
Global stock markets largely rose Wednesday, driven by strong quarterly earnings, but investors are now turning their attention ce...
Calm in Guinea-Bissau capital after president surv...
Guinea-Bissau's capital appeared calm on Wednesday a day after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived a gun attack, as France joi...
Kremlin says China will back Russia on security at...
The Kremlin said Wednesday that China would back Russia over its security concerns with the West when President Vladimir Putin vis...
Biden announces cancer 'moonshot' relaunch to halv...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort, with a goal of cutting the...
Calm returns to Guinea-Bissau capital after failed...
Guinea-Bissau's capital appeared calm on Wednesday after an attempted coup the previous day, AFP journalists said, with soldiers p...
Struggling Socialist candidate insists 'in tune' w...
Lagging in the polls and struggling to make an impact barely two months before France's presidential election, Socialist candidate...
Stocks advance on strong earnings, oil flat befor...
European stock markets rose Wednesday following strong global earnings that lifted Asian and Wall Street equities overnight.
France lifts Covid restrictions as case numbers ea...
France on Wednesday loosened several of the restrictions imposed to curb the latest Covid surge, with authorities hoping a recent...
More talks due as Putin accuses West of trying to...
NATO leaders pursued diplomatic efforts on the Ukraine crisis Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin accused the West of trying...
Beijing Olympics begins torch relay under shadow o...
The Beijing Winter Olympics torch relay began its truncated journey to Friday's opening ceremony as China tried to move on from th...
US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE after Yeme...
The United States will deploy a guided missile destroyer and state-of-the-art fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates...
France eases Covid curbs, including outdoor mask-w...
France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens' daily...
Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukrai...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and his rapport with Russia's Vladimir...
G.Bissau president says survived deadly coup bid,...
Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which he claimed killed o...
G.Bissau president says situation 'under control'...
Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said the government had the situation "under control" in the unstable west African country af...
G.Bissau president says situation 'under control'...
Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said the government had the situation under control after what the African Union and a region...
Guinea-Bissau president says 'all well' after 'cou...
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP repo...
Vladimir Putin's Ukraine obsesssion
Russian President Vladimir Putin has an obsession that is so close and yet so far: to return Ukraine to Moscow's fold, in the name...
Putin says West ignoring Russian concerns but hope...
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of ignoring Moscow's security concerns and of using Ukraine as a tool to cont...
UK premier safe for now, but future in jeopardy ov...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably hold onto his job for now despite a scathing report about government coronaviru...
Two killed, 38 injured in Myanmar rally attack on...
Two people were killed and 38 injured in a grenade attack on a pro-military rally in eastern Myanmar on Tuesday, a security offici...
Norway court rules killer Breivik to remain in pri...
A Norway court on Tuesday rejected a request for parole from neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik 10 years after he was convicted of ki...
Gunfire heard in Guinea-Bissau, W. African bloc sa...
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP repo...
Myanmar, climate activists among Nobel Peace Prize...
Myanmar's defenders of democracy, a Belarus opposition leader, the pope, and environmental activists like Greta Thunberg and David...
Blinken urges Russia to withdraw troops from Ukrai...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia to "immediately" de-escalate tensions and withdraw its troops from Ukraine's bor...
US presses Russia to withdraw troops in Ukraine ca...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia to immediately de-escalate tensions and to withdraw troops from Ukraine's border...
Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in Bissau, the capital of the small coup-prone West African sta...
Rampant graft under S.Africa's Zuma detailed in ne...
South African investigators Tuesday released a 646-page report detailing how rampant corruption under former president Jacob Zuma...
World stocks shrug off rate, inflation concerns
Global stock markets mostly held their ground on Tuesday as investors shrugged off concerns of higher interest rates in the face o...
Russia, US set for new call amid burst of Ukraine...
The top Russian and US diplomats were to speak again Tuesday amid intense efforts by NATO allies to prevent an invasion of Ukraine...
Top US cyber official meets NATO allies on Russian...
The top White House official for cyber security began a tour of European NATO allies Tuesday to prepare for potential Russian atta...