Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity, represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before entering government. The Senate, which Republicans narrowly control, confi...

More headaches for US President Donald Trump over his planned White House ballroom: a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration must halt the $400 million construction project, saying it has not been approved by Congress. The ruling fo...

In Turkey, emergency services are turning to a new tool in the fight against wildfires: drones. By detecting fires at an earlier stage, they can help rescue teams respond more quickly and spot blazes that are invisible to the naked eye. A France 24 ...

Cuba's energy crisis is colliding with economic collapse, as Washington ramps up sanctions on the island. Caught between American pressure and crisis at home, Cubans are struggling just to get through the day. A France24 report from Havana.

In recent years, Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to levels not seen in decades. Scientists say extreme rainfall linked to climate change is behind the surge, submerging communities and bringing dangerous wildlife closer to people, wi...

Nepal's government denied that it had ordered the change, though the country is acutely aware of how sensitive the issue of Tibet is to its giant northern neighbour China. Beijing, which in 1950 sent troops to the vast high-altitude plateau it desc...

Zelensky was to hold talks with his counterpart Alexander Vucic at the presidential palace on Saturday, after another intense bombardment of Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight killed at least four people. Diplomacy is at a standstill more th...

Led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the demonstrations spread from New Delhi to other cities, broadening from anger over exam irregularities into a wider movement over unemployment, opportunities for young people and what critics describe...

"If the current conditions continue, there will not be a single Palestinian Christian left by 2050," said Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. Faced with growing uncertainty...

The opener polled 153 votes, one ahead of wicketkeeper and South Australia teammate Carey, and three clear of fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Fellow players, the media and umpires select the player of the year, with the awards handed out at a function ...