In November last year, Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the multinational, which denies any wrongdoing. A 41-year-old management ...

The man informed the local authorities after he made the discovery in May, and they allowed him to keep the gold as it did not come from an archeological site, the council in the eastern town of Neuville-sur-Saone said on Wednesday. He found "five ...

Federal agencies have been grinding to a halt since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, with some 1.4 million federal workers, from air traffic controllers to park wardens, still on enforced leave or working without pay. "There is...

A decade later, little has changed in the fishing community of Doron Baga -- though that didn't stop the government from trying to send him back there earlier this year. As jihadist violence has ticked down from its peak a decade ago, Nigeria has c...

In the highly anticipated first showdown of the season between Doncic and Wembanyama, Slovenian star Doncic delivered a masterful 35 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists. He added five steals and two blocked shots as the Lakers prevailed in a chaot...

Iran since the Islamic revolution has employed the tactic of arresting Westerners in a bid to extract concessions from its foes, in a strategy of "hostage diplomacy" that has long presented Europe and the United States with a dilemma, observers say....

The United States has presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. The US sta...

Discussing the proposed new legislation with AFP while making last-minute adjustments to hair and make-up, the artist known as Florence Konstantina Delight -- who identifies as non-binary -- did not mince their words. Turkey's conservative governm...

Musk -- who has boasted that Tesla's engineering prowess in artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics will leave rival tech giants in the dust -- stands to garner as much as $1 trillion in an unprecedented package tied to performance benchmarks...

Katoa, who plays club rugby for Melbourne Storm in Australia's NRL, had been allowed to play at Auckland's Eden Park on Sunday despite a heavy clash of heads with a teammate in the pre-game warm-up. According to local reports he did not undergo a h...

The center-left Kirchner, a dominant and polarizing figure in Argentine politics for over two decades, served two terms from 2007-2015. Her latest trial comes as her ailing Peronist movement -- named after iconic post-war leader Juan Peron -- reels...

Experts warn that misleading comparisons and inaccuracies in viral messages can beguile citizens with minimal understanding of the 1939-1975 period. "There is little knowledge of our history," lamented Jordi Rodriguez Virgili, professor in politica...

Hajime Moriyasu's side came from two goals down to beat the five-time world champions 3-2 in a Tokyo friendly last month, making a statement ahead of next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Japan take on fellow World Cup qual...

"Life was better under Franco" has become a trope on social media, hooking a frustrated generation that has received little education on the dictatorship and is receptive to anti-system politics. After overthrowing a democratic republic in a 1936-1...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday convenes talks with key industry players in Berlin in an effort to help the sector. Here are some questions and answers on the subject: Why is steel important for Germany? German's strength as a leading indus...