Emmanuel Macron beat the far right to retain the presidency in April but, less than two months on, it is the left that is threatening his hold on power. French voters are
Fires at a large chemical plant in the Chinese city of Shanghai have killed at least one person. They broke out around 04:00 on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday) at one of the
One month has passed since Israeli forces killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, but accountability remains elusive. One month has passed since Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she
The Russian occupation authorities in southern Ukraine say they have started handing out Russian passports to locals in two cities – Kherson and Melitopol. Ukraine condemns the creation of Russian citizens on
Citing ‘unfulfilled expectations’, Prague considers leaving China’s 16+1 investment club for Central and Eastern Europe. Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is considering an exit from China’s 16+1 investment platform for Central
Verbal instructions given to officials who take part in TV debates to be ‘extremely cautious’ on religious matters, reports say. Leaders of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party have instructed officials to be
In 2020, Philippe became the first Belgian official to express regret for the ‘suffering and humiliation’ inflicted on DRC. But he is yet to apologise. Belgium’s King Philippe has returned a traditional
Russia’s UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia
India is in the midst of a diplomatic nightmare over controversial comments made by a senior official from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad. Nupur Sharma’s remarks, made
What was your teenage love anthem? If, like me, you were an Indian coming of age in the late 1990s and early 2000s, chances are that the song you were infatuated with