"We have the confidence of the markets in the sense that we have no trouble issuing debt," Roland Lescure told Franceinfo radio. "But it costs us more, and that is an alarm signal we all need to take on board." With investor worries mounting over F...

China is North Korea's largest trading partner and a vital source of diplomatic, economic and political support for the reclusive nuclear state, although Pyongyang has also deepened ties with Moscow. The 3,026-metre (9,927-feet) New Yalu River vehi...

Kyiv in particular faced a barrage of powerful ballistic missiles and attack drones targeting energy facilities and critical infrastructure, despite the US president's surprise weekend announcement. Four people were killed in the city and power to ...

"In the morning, I bathe, fix breakfast and then wash dishes, not to mention apply makeup," Sanae Takaichi, elected last year as Japan's first woman premier, told parliament. "I feel like I'm spending three or four more hours than male prime minis...

ASML, Europe's biggest tech firm by market value, said net profit came in at 5.0 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in the third quarter of the year, compared with 2.1 billion in the same period of 2025. The company is a critical cog in the global econom...

CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India's chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party. The c...

Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen's strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force. Greenland, which lies on the shortest route for missiles between Russi...

In September that year, seven months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a series of blasts under the Baltic Sea damaged three of the four Nord Stream pipelines designed to carry Russian gas to Europe. While some in the West were quick t...

The world's second-largest economy recorded a $133.5-billion trade surplus in September, the most since January 2025, driven by exports surging 36.3 percent year-on-year, according to China's customs administration. Imports also grew 31 percent, bu...

A violent battle between a Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's Houthis has erupted in recent days, with missile strikes on airports and energy facilities across the kingdom. The latest round of fighting was triggered by Houthi strikes on Riyadh's inter...

Lille suffered a heavy defeat at Arsenal (3-0) in Champions League Matchday 2. Olivier Giroud faced Arsenal, his former club.

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, some holding white flowers or praying as buses carrying terracota caskets covered by Vietnam's national flag moved in procession to a cemetery for fallen soldiers on the outskirts of...

Palace are in Europa League action on Thursday at Lyon, a special fixture for Sage who got his coaching break there in late 2023 and enjoyed a whirlwind 14 months in charge. Sage, 47, has now joined a small band of Frenchmen to have managed in the ...

Swiatek posted her 40th victory of the season in one hour and 42 minutes and remains on course for a potential quarter-final showdown with top seed and three-time Wuhan winner Aryna Sabalenka. "We know each other pretty well, so I just wanted to fo...