France and the European Union are ready to fight back over the latest U.S. tariff threats on French products, French government ministers said on Tuesday. On Monday, the U.S. government said it may impose punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion of imports from France, including champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after […]

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to the witness box for the first time on Tuesday to defend himself on criminal charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Najib is accused of illegally receiving 42 million ringgit ($10 million) from former 1MDB unit SRC International and was ordered […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday U.S. legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong did not make trade negotiations with China easier, but added he believes Beijing still wants a deal with the United States. The law “doesn’t make it better, but we’ll see what happens,” Trump said, talking to reporters. He gave no indication […]

A perverted killer who murdered three family members before having sex with the mother’s corpse was arrested in India on Monday. Nasiruddin, 38, was seized for the murder of a couple and their four-month-old son, who were discovered dead and naked in their home a week ago in Uttar Pradesh. The man, who has been […]

Lawmakers in Mauritius on Monday picked former arts and culture minister Pritivirajsing Roopun as president of the island nation, a largely ceremonial post. His predecessor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigned in March 2018 after being embroiled in a scandal over her use of a credit card to buy luxury personal items. She denied wrongdoing. READ ALSO: Africa’s First […]

Mexican forces hunted Monday for a drug cartel commando behind a bloody firefight in a town near the US border that left six locals and 16 gunmen dead — the latest security embarrassment for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. At least 60 gunmen terrorized the small northern city of Villa Union over the weekend, riding […]

Saudi Arabia is hosting a two-day media summit that began on Monday, just days after a crackdown on writers and bloggers and a year after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Riyadh, which appears to be intensifying a crackdown on free expression, is seeking to shore up its international reputation following criticism over its human rights record […]

The Ministry of Health and Sports on Monday said the death toll of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in the country over the period of 11 months has surged to 123. The Public Health Department under the ministry issued that 23, 203 mosquito-borne disease infection cases were recorded in Myanmar’s regions and states from Jan. 1, […]

United States President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminium imports from the two countries in a measure that shocked South American officials and left them scrambling for answers. In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the tariffs, “effective immediately,” were necessary because “Brazil and Argentina have been […]

India on Monday welcomed its first female pilot in its armed forces history. Sub Lieutenant Shivangi will be given her wings and join naval operations in a ceremony on Monday. The female pilot, who goes by a single name Shivangi stated the role is “a big responsibility” and “a very big thing”. “It’s a very […]