Editors Desk

Thailand has confirmed its readiness to become a partner state, local media has reported

Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its traditional galettes des rois into February with Chandeleur (Candlemas).  

Syria's new authorities announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration into the regular defence forces. 

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free elections.

The man accused of gunning down a healthcare CEO on a New York street has made a plea in a Manhattan court.

Pyongyang has ramped up the supply of arms to Moscow for the war in Ukraine, receiving much-needed cash and oil from the Kremlin in return.

Merger talks come as Japanese automakers play catch-up in EV market

German officials faced mounting criticism on Sunday over the failure to prevent a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg as it emerged that the 50-year-old suspect had made online death threats against German citizens and had a history of quarrelling with state authorities.

Prime minister announces move after meeting with parents’ groups and teachers over social media fears

A turbulent year has shed fresh light on some important truths

A Sicilian court on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard the Open Arms rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. 

German officials hunted for clues on Saturday after a 50-year-old Saudi national with a history of anti-Islamic comments drove his car into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing five people, including a small child, and injuring more than 200 others.

In a new filing, Spotify says it "found no evidence to substantiate" Drake's claim that the streamer and UMG inflated the streams of Lamar’s diss song aimed at him.

Worries that the luxury business is peaking are overblown

The troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at one point also held Sam Bankman-Fried, Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly.

Putin wants a sit-down with Trump as equals in which they divide the world into spheres of influence.

The world’s wealthiest man has seen his fortune rise by $224bn since the US election, surpassing the joint fortunes of those in second and third place

Potential combination of Japanese carmakers and a $5 billion GM charge show companies dealing with fallout from new rivals

General Kirillov and his aide were killed in a bomb explosion in Moscow