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TikTok chief faces hostile US lawmakers over China ties
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle Thursday over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens.
French protests turn violent as pensions fury rages
Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating.
US working to get dozens of Americans from Afghanistan: Blinken
The United States is working to assist 44 Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and several others detained by Taliban authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.
Protests, strikes, fuel shortages as pensions fury rages in France
French citizens protested and downed tools again on Thursday, with transport and refineries grinding to a halt as anger over a deeply unpopular pensions reform showed no sign of abating.
Ukraine children held by Russia reunited with parents
Moments after the bus returning him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-held territory arrived in Kyiv, a ten-year-old boy jumped straight into his father's arms.
NATO rejects Russian complaints on UK uranium ammo
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday dismissed Russian complaints about Britain's announcement that it will send Ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium.
Kyiv threatens Bakhmut counterattack as Zelensky visits Kherson
A top Ukrainian commander on Thursday threatened an impending counterattack against Russian forces in the frontline town of Bakhmut as President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson, still partially controlled by Russia.
IMF warns Lebanon at 'very dangerous moment'
Crisis-hit Lebanon is "at a very dangerous moment", a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation said Thursday, criticising slow progress on reforms needed to unlock billions in loans.
TikTok chief faces grilling in US Congress as ban looms
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules and lift Russia doping ban
World Athletics is likely to tighten rules governing the participation of transgender women in female competition on Thursday after a meeting that is also expected to decide to lift the ban imposed on Russia for mass doping.
Xi's Moscow visit risks further emboldening Putin: analysts
There is no sign the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow will rein in President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, even if it again highlights a lopsided relationship where Russia is clearly the junior partner, analysts say.
France-Germany tensions overshadow EU leaders' summit
A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatened to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.
'Together for now': Ukrainian families serving on the front
When Marta Synchina was first sent to Ukraine's war-ravaged east as a military nurse, she and her father -- deployed in the same brigade -- decided not to tell her mother.
Ethiopia appoints senior TPLF official as head of Tigray interim govt
The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.
China holds 'upper hand' in Russian gas exports
A massive new gas pipeline to China could help reduce Russia's reliance on European buyers, but analysts say the project reveals a growing imbalance between the longtime strategic allies.
India's Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark
An Indian court Thursday found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for a three-year-old campaign trail remark implying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a criminal.
Taiwan recalls ambassador to Honduras over FM's China visit
Taiwan recalled on Thursday its ambassador to Honduras over a visit by Tegucigalpa's foreign minister to China, Taipei's government said in a statement.
Frustrated Kenyans voice anger over economic crisis
Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car over the non-payment of a $9,900 loan.
French unions dig in after Macron defends pension reform
France braced for more transport woes and a new day of nationwide protests on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement a contentious pensions overhaul by year-end.
In Kyrgyzstan's only female prison, Nowruz brings a moment of respite
Alyona and a dozen women are dancing in a small sunny garden, to applause from their fellow inmates in Kyrgyzstan's only female penal colony.
Blinken dismisses China's 'marriage of convenience' with Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday brushed off China's diplomacy with Russia as a "marriage of convenience," and said Beijing had not yet provided military aid to "junior partner" Moscow to fight in Ukraine.
'Noose around your neck': Colombia's biggest drug cartel rules with fear
In the cities and towns of northwest Colombia, the ubiquitous graffiti "AGC" signals the ominous presence of the powerful Gulf Clan drug cartel.
Reagan's 'Star Wars' at 40: Battle of the satellites
Forty years after US president Ronald Reagan stunned the nation and world with his "Star Wars" plan to take nuclear competition into outer space, a new battle of the satellites has emerged in the stratosphere.
Trump indictment decision pushed back as jury fails to meet
The drama surrounding Donald Trump's possible indictment over hush money paid to a porn star took a new twist Wednesday, after a New York grand jury failed to convene as expected -- pushing back a decision, potentially into next week.
Israel missiles hit arms depot in Syria's Aleppo airport: monitor
An Israeli missile strike destroyed a suspected arms depot used by Iran-backed militias at Syria's Aleppo airport Wednesday, a war monitor said, with authorities saying the raid put the airport out of service.
Exiled opposition leader calls on Belarus to break with Russia
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urged her country to break ties with neighbor Russia as she spoke out Wednesday against President Alexander Lukashenko's support for the war in Ukraine.
Blinken says China has not 'crossed line' on lethal aid to Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China has not provided substantial military aid to Russia despite Beijing's ramping up of diplomatic support.
Zelensky visits frontline, deadly Russian strikes hit school, homes
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he visited military positions near the frontline town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as a Russian strike battered a residential building, injuring dozens.
Trump jury fails to meet, delaying decision over indictment
A New York grand jury will not meet after all Wednesday, US media reported, delaying a decision on whether to charge ex-president Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star.
On Ukraine frontline, old friends and a Soviet artillery gun
They have known each other for years and remain inseparable even on the frontline in Ukraine, defending their country together "like brothers".
Zelensky visits frontline, deadly Russian strikes hit school, flats
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he visited military positions near the frontline town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as a Russian strike battered a residential building leaving dozens injured.
Sweden approves NATO entry as Turkey, Hungary ratifications drag
Sweden's parliament voted Wednesday in favour of joining NATO despite delays by Hungary and Turkey to ratify its membership bid, which will likely lead to Sweden joining after neighbouring Finland.