French riot police fired tear gas and clashed with “yellow vest” protesters in central Paris on Saturday during the latest in a wave of demonstrations against the high cost of living that have sha...

The political controversy surrounding the procurement of the Rafale aircraft against a long-standing requirement of the Indian Air Force drew in its wake one more victim, with the president of the pr...

An hour before Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames, French President Emmanuel Macron was supposed to address the nation and assuage a people angry with his policies, not entirely uncaring of the im...

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For American politics, it’s been a week for the ages: a bungled start to the 2020 presidential primary season, a State of Union speech with partisanship on full display and a conclusion to the most ...

The Pakistan government’s official radio channel, Radio Pakistan, in a bulletin said Turkey has “categorically announced to stand by Pakistan and its people in the face of Indian aggression”. Pa...

Reunion Island began as a place where prisoners were left to die. But the prisoners started living idyllic lives – swimming in the sea, climbing mountains, growing rice, vegetables and fruits in the...

Still struggling to come to terms with their share of responsibility in the clerical sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church, France's bishops have agreed to award financial compensation to vict...

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The author is Professor of European Studies at Oxford University and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University...