May: MPs trying to frustrate Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that British lawmakers faced a choice ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal: approving her deal or facing an exit with no deal or even the reversal of Brexit.

5 missing after two US planes crash off Japan

Two US Marines were rescued and another five were missing after a pair of military planes collided off the coast of Japan during a refueling exercise on Thursday, the US military said.

Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing

Istanbul's chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrests of a senior aide to Saudi Arabia's royal family and the deputy head of its foreign intelligence on suspicion of planning the murder of writer Jamal Khashoggi, two Turkish officials said on Wednesday.

UAE says Gulf Arab bloc still strong despite row with Qatar

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday the Gulf Cooperation Council remained valid despite a bitter row with Qatar that has fractured the bloc ahead of an annual summit next week.

Paris yields to pressure on fuel price hikes

PARIS - The French government, under pressure from weeks of "yellow vest" protests over rising living costs, has scrapped all planned fuel tax hikes for 2019 and appealed for calm.

US ex-presidents in show of unity

Service caps national homage before Bush's burial in Texas

Trio of key international events kick of in Guangzhou to make better cities

Three key international events - the 2018 Global Mayors' Forum, the fourth Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation and the 2018 Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference - kicked of on Friday in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province, amid great expectations, according to organizers.

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French govt retreats on fuel tax hikes

The French government's compromise on fuel tax hikes after Paris' worst rioting in decades will not easily extinguish the anger of protesters as their concerns have become more wide-ranging, experts say.

Putin says Russia will respond if US exits INF

Russia opposes the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and it will respond "in an appropriate manner", Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

May suffers setbacks over Brexit debate

The UK government became the first in the nation's history to lose a contempt of Parliament vote over its handling of legal advice about its proposed Brexit deal.

Rouhani: If Iran can't export oil from Gulf, nobody can

GENEVA/BRUSSELS - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has made an apparent threat to disrupt other countries' oil shipments through the Gulf if Washington presses ahead with efforts to halt Iranian oil exports.