Saudi King Salman, who ascended the throne in January 2015 and the last of the "Sudairi Seven" to rule, has presided over wideranging efforts to transform his oil-dependent, conservative Islamic...
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling terrorism as well as the Libyan conflict and Qatar's dispute with its Gulf neighbours. As he stepped...
Qatar's national team could face disciplinary action from FIFA after players warmed up for a World Cup qualifier against South Korea Tuesday in T-shirts showing support for the country's emir. The...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has suggested that previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administrations managed the economy poorly. Addressing guests at a presidential lecture at the Academy of the...
Japan's crown prince Tuesday vowed to devote himself to assuming the role of emperor, days after parliament enacted a law allowing his ageing father to step down, media reported. Emperor Akihito's...
Angela Merkel has said she sees no obstacles in the way of beginning Brexit talks as scheduled after Theresa May failed to win a majority in Thursday's UK election. The German chancellor said she...
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number of Qataris and Doha-based organisations on a "terror list". As many as 18...
EU nations must step up their military co-operation as they cannot simply rely on the US to defend them, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says. "Our deference to Nato can no longer be used...
Crown Prince Naruhito (3rd from left) is first in line to take the throne after his father abdicate Japan's parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first...
Japan passed a law Friday that allows 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down, setting the stage for its first imperial abdication in more than two centuries. Here are five things to know about...
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would be the first imperial abdication in more than two centuries. The popular...
Qatar has called its tanks into action and warned neighbours that it will open fire on any ships that come into its waters. The country's military has been put on its highest alert level after an...
Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after Washington offered to mediate the biggest crisis to grip the Gulf in years. As...
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto have vowed to try to save the vaquita marina porpoise, which could be extinct as soon as next year. The pair had clashed briefly last month...
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a committment Monday to increase efforts to save the vaquita marina porpoise, burying the hatchet in a Twitter feud...
French President Emmanuel Macron called for unity among Gulf states on Tuesday, saying he was ready to back "all initiatives to encourage calm". Macron spoke by phone with Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim...
The FBI is helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged "hack" of state media which sparked diplomatic tensions in the Gulf, a source with knowledge of the probe said Friday. An FBI team has...
China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday after the US pullout from the...
Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also called for a rare debate on the role of women in the male-dominated monarchy. Japan...
European Council President Donald Tusk made a personal appeal Thursday to US President Donald Trump not to pull Washington out of the Paris climate agreement. Tusk warned Trump on Twitter against...
