Centrist President Emmanuel Macron took his hunt for more re-election support on Monday to France’s former industrial heartland in the north, a blue-collar stronghold of far-right rival Marine Le Pen, who he will face in an April 24 runoff vote. Macron, 44, is vying to become the first president in …

The state weather bureau said that the tropical storm Megi made landfall in the central Philippine province on Sunday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said Megi hit land before 8:00 a.m. local time, Xinhua reported. Megi is the first tropical storm to hit the Southeast Asian …

Police have launched an investigation after Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly “assaulted” a supporter by smashing a phone out of his hand following Manchester United’s defeat against Everton on Saturday. Merseyside Police on Sunday appealed for witnesses after footage on social media showed Ronaldo knocking the phone away from the Everton fan …

Martian weather is awfully dusty. A camera aboard NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover — a car-sized robot that’s explored the planet for nearly a decade — recently spotted a dusty wind gust blowing over the red desert. You can see the weather in the footage below, which was captured by one …

Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-government slogans and called on the debt-ridden nation’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, as anxiety and anger over shortages simmered. Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis …

Mexicans vote Sunday on whether their popular president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end. Strangely, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the one who pushed for the first-ever referendum of its kind in Mexico. It was considered a safe bet. The referendum is …

Four persons linked to ISIS terrorist group have been apprehended in a series of preemptive operations orchestrated and executed by the Iraqi military intelligence in al-Anbar and Saladin. The Security Media Cell (SMC) said that three of the arrestees were captured in separate operations in Samarra, while the other was …

Tunisians on Sunday protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of imposing one-man rule in the North African country after he dissolved parliament last month. A political crisis in the country intensified last month when more than half of the members of parliament held an online session to revoke Saied’s …

Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including just over 400 from protected species and at least one specimen of a North African oryx, already extinct. The collection would fetch 29 …

The former US president says his successor, Joe Biden, has “humiliated” the country Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that his successor, Joe Biden, is humiliating the country, and told supporters he might run for re-election in 2024. The 45th president tore into Biden during a ‘Save America’ rally …

The change comes after the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the bloc’s chief says NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the bloc will deploy a permanent full-scale military force on the eastern flank to deter Russia. The move comes in response to Moscow’s military campaign against Ukraine. In an interview …

Elon Musk, Twitter Inc’s biggest shareholder, on Saturday suggested a raft of changes to the social media giant’s Twitter Blue premium subscription service, including slashing its price, banning advertising, and giving an option to pay in the cryptocurrency dogecoin. Musk, who disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter just days ago, …

Iraqi local sources reported on Sunday that a logistics convoy belonging to US troops was targeted in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq. According to the News outlets, a logistics convoy belonging to US forces in Iraq came under attack in Al-Diwaniyah, the capital city of Iraq’s Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate. No further details are available.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition trails Labor in opinion polls after nine years in power. Australia will hold a general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change, and questions of trust and competence of the …

It comes into the category of ‘stating the obvious’ that all sides commit atrocities in war – especially in the course of modern conflicts fought out in urban centers in and around civilians. Indeed war itself is an atrocity, reflective as it is of a complete breakdown in human affairs …

Incumbent Macron, far-right leader Le Pen, seen as frontrunners in presidential election. Polls are open in France for a presidential election that has been characterised by demagoguery and the lack of a political agenda. Voting started at 8 am and will end at 8pm (18:00 GMT) when the first projections …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament. The vote came after hours of impasse that even resulted in the resignation of the speaker of the lower house. Now, a caretaker government will lead the country until new general elections are held. …

Earlier, Israeli soldiers launched a new raid into the occupied West Bank district of Jenin. A Palestinian woman has been shot dead by Israeli forces near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli army said troops fired warning shots in the air when …

Thirteen Palestinians were also wounded in the shooting, including a 19-year-old female. Israeli security forces have shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, home of the gunman behind a recent deadly Tel Aviv attack, the Palestinian health ministry said. Thirteen other Palestinians were wounded …

The head of Al-Fateh Alliance Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri called the national forces to give priority to the language of moderation, stressing the importance of getting Iraq out of its ordeal into the space of freedom and dignity. A statement issued by the media office of the head of Al-Fateh Alliance, …