8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1694+ words) A shake-up by Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi in security and economic posts has raised questions over the messages he is trying to send: is he seeking to redraw the balance of power inside the state, or responding to external demands…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1605+ words) Egypt will host a four-way meeting with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, T'rkiye and Pakistan, days after Washington and Tehran finalized a memorandum of understanding to stop the war that began in late February. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1720+ words) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received on Friday a telephone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the current situation in Lebanon and the region in light of the lates developments, reported Lebanon's National News Agency. Rubio stressed…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1455+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday slammed the idea of creating deportation centers for irregular migrants outside the EU, saying Paris will oppose efforts to have the bloc fund them. So-called "return hubs" outside the EU's borders are one of…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1737+ words) In the Moscow district of Maryino, shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev braced for more Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, saying Russians needed to "get used to" a new reality. A day earlier, Kyiv set an oil refinery ablaze in the nearby…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1731+ words) Lebanon is set to transfer 129 convicted Syrian prisoners to Syrian authorities next week under a bilateral agreement signed in February, while withholding seven others pending further security reviews, a senior judicial source said. The move reflects growing judicial and security…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1743+ words) More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting their timetables to keep students out of broiling classrooms. Around 41 million people -- out of the country's some 69 million…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1431+ words) Mexico booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage as Group A winners and secured home advantage for the Round of 32 after Luis Romo's second-half strike earned the tournament co-hosts a 1-0 win over South Korea on Thursday. The victory…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1179+ words) Gold prices were on track for a third consecutive weekly fall, slipping more than 1% on Friday, as a stronger dollar and hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve weighed on the greenback-priced metal. Spot gold was down 1. 1% at $4, 156. 26 per ounce,…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1317+ words) The Portugal squad are shutting out criticism of the team and captain Cristiano Ronaldo following an underwhelming draw in their World Cup opener against Democratic Republic of Congo, defender Ruben Dias said on Friday. Congo, playing in their first World…...