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Visa is back in Damascus. Mastercard has followed. More than 1.6 million refugees have already returned to Syria. Europe's Syrians…

At France’s leading business conference, the country’s presidential hopefuls faced their first major economic test, exposing sharp…

The pope is coming to a France where Catholicism may be making an unexpected comeback – and where his message could prove politica…

Even before US President Donald Trump slimmed down joint military exercises with South Korea, the longstanding American ally was q…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg frequently posts pictures of himself wearing his company's latest AI glasses. However, despite accelerati…

Free speech and privacy advocates warn that Meta’s agreement to change its platforms over child-safety concerns could threaten fun…

Washington has put the British anti-Israel group Palestine Action under counterterrorism sanctions, freezing any US-held assets an…

Glacial ice and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, triggering devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. Hundreds are de…

Conflicts – whether trade wars or hot wars – are often decided not by who can inflict more pain, but by who can endure more pain. …

As the midterm elections loom, the Democrats are resurrecting a 90-year-old court-packing plan to reform the Supreme Court over li…

Amid fears of cyberattacks and infrastructure failures, physical money is finding a new role as a hedge against uncertainty.

As Portugal becomes the latest EU state to move toward a ban on full-face coverings, it remains worth asking what the downsides ar…

Lindsay Clancy killed her three children. But as parts of the American Right rush to condemn her as a cold-blooded murderer, they …

Washington is trying to push down long-term borrowing costs without relying on the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin’s sharp rise may offer…

The Revolutionary Guards say key terms have been agreed, while a senior Iranian source insists there is no final accord.

Germany and other countries are borrowing on a scale rarely seen in recent years. Several German bond auctions have already attrac…

Meta is facing an unprecedented legal challenge over the design of Facebook and Instagram. A defeat could force the tech giant to …

The Strait of Hormuz is barely functioning, diesel prices have surged and refineries are running at their limits. Europe is facing…

The remains of 14th-century Moscow ruler Dmitry Donskoy have been discovered during restoration work at the Kremlin’s Archangel Ca…

An experimental vaccine tailored to individual patients’ tumors has succeeded in a major melanoma trial. The results could mark an…

Macron’s grand new vision for France: three Saudi-funded theme parks near Paris, manga included. Cultural renaissance or national …

Trump's tariff strategy risks rallying America's northern neighbor against it. The latest escalation in the US-Canada trade war is…

Volkswagen spent billions converting German plants to electric vehicle production. Now several sites lack a long-term future, with…

The recklessness of young men – so vividly on show last week in both the UK and Ireland – is nothing new. The state's apparent ina…

A Syrian man in Leipzig has at least three wives, 32 children and 25 grandchildren. Almost two-thirds of his core family have come…

After its municipal breakthrough, Marine Le Pen’s RN is eyeing the Senate, hoping to turn its growing local footprint into institu…

The Canadian Armed Forces have tightened rules for military chaplains. At some official ceremonies, chaplains may no longer pray, …