West Africa's security woes no longer France's concern, minister says
By Tim CocksJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and intern...
Grieving parents of American terror victim plead with top criminal prosecutor for justice
JERUSALEM— The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is under growing pressure to extradite the self-confessed female Hamas terrorist Ahlam Aref Ahmad al-Tamimi, who engineered t...
China's foreign minister meets Pakistan army chief, urges protection for nationals
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan to protect the safety of Chinese nationals and projects, as he met with Pakistan's army chief who was...
France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad
France's highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad -- issued before his ouster -- over 2013 deadly chemical att...
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday.Established in...
Cleo Laine, British jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97
By William SchombergLONDON, 2025 -British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End...
Syria, US and France hold 'frank' talks, urge success of Syria's transition
DUBAI (Reuters) -Syria's foreign minister held frank and productive talks with the United States and France at which they said on Friday they underlined the importance...
From sports day to shelter: Thai family flees shelling from Cambodia
By Shoon NaingSURIN, Thailand (Reuters) -Six-year-old Sunisa Chanprakhon was looking forward to running in her school sports day in their Thai border village on Thursda...
US CENTCOM says it killed senior Islamic state leader in Syria's Aleppo
(Reuters) -U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces killed a senior Islamic state leader and his two Islamic state-affiliated sons, the U.S. military said in a post on X o...
France's highest court rules arrest warrant for ex-Syrian leader Assad is invalid
PARIS (Reuters) -France's Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid.(Re...