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France faces 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by cops, 719 arrested

The fast-spreading crisis is posing a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's leadership and exposing deep-seated discontent in low-income neighbourhoods

Israel attacks Syria; Syrian air defence missile explodes over north Israel

Syrian state media quoted an unnamed military official as saying the air defences shot down some of the missiles fired by Israeli warplanes flying over neighbouring Lebanon

Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as loved ones bury teen

Macron had been scheduled to fly to Germany on Sunday evening for the visit to Berlin and two other German cities

3 killed, 17 wounded by Russian shelling in Ukraine, Spain PM visits Kyiv

In an address to Ukraine's parliament that received several standing ovations, Snchez said, We'll be with you as long as it takes

Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chief

Unconfirmed reports in Russian news outlets Friday claimed that Prigozhin himself had ordered a shutdown of St Petersburg-based Patriot

Joe Biden to host Sweden's PM as Nordic nation seeks to join NATO

Biden and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson plan to review our growing security cooperation and reaffirm their view that Sweden should join NATO as soon as possible

Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple, covering 5G, other tech

The deal, which enables Apple to use the Finnish company's technology in its products, covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies

France arrests 1,300 after 4th night of riots over teen's killing by police

The government deployed 45,000 police around the country to try to quell violence. Overnight young protesters clashed with police, set some 2,500 fires and ransacked stores

Social media is being blamed for fuelling riots in France: Here's why

Darmanin said that in a meeting with social networks, he'd delivered a warning that they can't allow themselves to be used as channels for calls to violence

Climate change making wildfires worse, scientists call it new abnormal

Already wildfires are consuming three times more of the United States and Canada each year than in the 1980s and studies predict fire and smoke to worsen

Over 900 people arrested in France overnight as rioters clash with police

France's national soccer team including international star Kylian Mbappe, an idol to many young people in the disadvantaged neighbourhoods where the anger is rooted pleaded for an end to the violence

Hollywood actors may join screenwriters on strike soon: Here's why

Issues particular to actors include the new and increasing burden of self-taped auditions the cost of which used to be the responsibility of casting and productions

5G wireless signals could disrupt flights starting this weekend: Report

Predictions that interference would cause massive flight groundings failed to come true last year, when telecom companies began rolling out the new service

France shooting shows US is not alone in struggles with police brutality

The French teen, identified only as Nahel, was shot during a traffic stop Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre

Prince Harry seeks $550,000 in phone hacking case against British publisher

Andrew Green, a lawyer for the publishing company, said the evidence at trial didn't support the prince's claims and that the allegations unfairly tarnished the reputation of Mirror journalists

Biden offers alternative student debt plan to remove instant default threat

Biden on Friday blamed Republican opposition for triggering the Supreme Court's ruling and slammed the decision as wrong

US Supreme Court blocks Biden's $430 billion student loan forgiveness

The court held that the administration needs Congress' endorsement before undertaking so costly a program

French president urges parents to keep teens at home to quell riots

After a second crisis meeting with senior ministers, Macron said Friday that social media are playing a considerable role in the spreading unrest triggered by deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old

Boris ally quits UK govt, accuses Sunak of apathy toward climate issues

He said Britain has visibly stepped off the world stage and withdrawn our leadership on climate and nature

US flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against N Korea

The long-range B-52 bombers took part in joint aerial drills with other US and South Korean fighter jets over the peninsula, South Korea's Defence Ministry said in a statement