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France announces first curfews as govt grapples with unrest

France announced partial curfews on Monday as protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and authorities scrambled to stem discontent over living costs, after weekend demonstrations spilled into some of the worst street violence in recent years.

Saudi airport closure disrupts life in kingdom's capital

The prolonged closure of Riyadh's airport after a series of fatal attacks has exposed the risks confronting Saudi Arabia's drive to shift its international image, disrupting businesses, airlines and residents more than a week after flights were grounded.

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Erdogan's rival breaks taboo by talking about being an Alevi

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in next month's election has confronted a Turkish political taboo by speaking out about being an Alevi -- a group targeted by decades of discrimination and violent attacks.

EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules

The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.

Top Pakistan diplomat plans rare visit to arch-rival India

Pakistan's foreign minister will attend an international conference in India next month, the first official visit by one of Islamabad's top diplomats since 2016.

Sudanese hold little hope for hiatus as fighting enters sixth day

Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital Thursday as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan.

Markets slip as inflation, rates worry investors

Markets mostly fell Thursday following a tepid performance in New York and Europe as traders fret over the inflation outlook and central bank plans to hike interest rates to tame rampant prices.

Catholic group 'Be Manly' sparks culture clash in Croatia

Hundreds of men gather in town squares across Croatia every month to kneel and pray for the modesty of women, the bolstering of patriarchal authority and a ban on abortions.

Cambodia PM Hun Sen's son becomes four-star general

Cambodian leader Hun Sen's eldest son was officially promoted to the rank of four-star general on Thursday, in another sign of plans for him to succeed his father.

Asian markets swing as inflation, rates worry investors

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday following a tepid performance in New York and Europe as traders fret over the inflation outlook and central bank plans to hike interest rates to tame rampant prices.

'We have no place': LGBTQ Saudis forced into exile

Turki finally summoned the courage last year to come out as gay, but his family's refusal to accept him forced the 20-year-old to seek safety -- and freedom -- outside conservative Saudi Arabia.

Cuban President Diaz-Canel to tackle 'inefficiencies' after reelection

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel vowed to "resolve inefficiencies" after clinching a second five-year term on Wednesday in a parliamentary vote for which he was the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal.

US imposes $300mn penalty on Seagate over Huawei shipments

US authorities on Wednesday imposed a $300 million penalty on Seagate Technology, to resolve alleged violations of export controls related to selling hard disk drives to Huawei Technologies, the Commerce Department said.

Cuba's Diaz-Canel, 'man of the system' or reformer?

When he became Cuba's first civilian president in decades in 2018, Miguel Diaz-Canel was portrayed as the moderate face of a younger, modern generation.

Cuban President Diaz-Canel wins second five-year term in sewn-up vote

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel clinched a second five-year term Wednesday in a parliamentary vote for which he was the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal.

Why a junior US guardsman had top secret access

Jack Teixeira gained a high-level security clearance through his job as an IT specialist just two years after joining the Air National Guard -- a relatively common situation he allegedly exploited to leak top secret US documents.

'Unbridled grief': Ukrainian woman buries toddler son, husband after strike

Rescuers dug frantically for Anastasia Komarista's two-year-old son in the rubble of their east Ukraine housing block for hours after Russian strikes last week. Then they dug for her husband.

In Israel, Iranian shah's son urges support for protests

Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah, called Wednesday during a visit to Israel for "maximum" international backing for the protest movement that rocked the Islamic republic following Mahsa Amini's death.

Security guards at London's Heathrow airport to strike in May

Security guards at London's Heathrow airport will strike for a further eight days next month in a dispute over pay, their union announced Wednesday, as various UK industrial action rumbles on.

UK PM in N.Ireland urges unionists to get govt 'up and running'

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday demanded that unionists end their boycott of the devolved government in Northern Ireland, in a speech marking 25 years of peace in the divided territory.

Macron booed by angry French after signing pensions reform

French President Emmanuel Macron was loudly booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip out of Paris since signing his unpopular pensions reform into law.

Thousands flee 'bodies on the streets' in battle-scarred Khartoum

Thousands of residents on Wednesday fled Sudan's capital, where witnesses said bodies lay in the street from fighting between the army and paramilitaries after a 24-hour truce failed to take hold.

Stock markets fall on inflation, interest rate concerns

Global stock markets retreated Wednesday as traders digested stubbornly high UK inflation and more corporate earnings, with a wary eye on future central bank moves to tame rampant consumer prices.

Macron dismisses pan-bashing as he hits the road

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said protesters bashing pots and pans would not help France forward as he toured the country hoping to turn the page on his unpopular pension reform.

Bulgaria bans Ukraine grain imports, Hungary widens restrictions

Bulgaria's government on Wednesday approved a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products after Hungary widened the scope of its ban to include more foodstuffs.

Kremlin critic Yashin loses appeal in widening crackdown

Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin on Wednesday lost an appeal against what his supporters say was a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

Pan-bashing protesters to greet Macron as he hits the road

Dozens of protesters bashing pots and pans were pushed back by police on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of President Emmanuel Macron in a village in eastern France.

France 'risks' abortion pill shortage as US stocks up: gender body

France risks shortages of abortion pills as US states build up stocks during an intensifying legal and political battle over reproductive rights, the country's gender equality authority has warned.

Foreign players lurk as Sudan generals battle it out

Sudan has degenerated into a battleground for two rival generals, but they are backed by complex webs of international alliances with conflicting interests that could imperil the country's future, analysts say.

Thousands flee Sudan capital as clashes rage despite truce

Thousands of residents fled Sudan's capital Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries, that has killed around 200 people, raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed.

'Profit from the coup': Myanmar ethnic rebels welcome pro-democracy fighters

At dusk in northern Myanmar, fighters from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army patrol their frontlines and mark the positions of junta troops, their decades-long conflict with the military fraught with new risks since the coup.

Cuba's Diaz-Canel poised for second term in sewn-up vote

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel was all set to clinch a second five-year term via a parliamentary vote Wednesday as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal.

'City in ruins': Ukrainian troops recount bitter Bakhmut fight

The screeching artillery shells crashing down from Russian positions in the embattled andrubble-strewn city of Bakhmut in east Ukraine shake 20-year-old sapper Denis the most.

'Get ready': Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion

Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defence tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan.

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