The UK's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has urged the British government to abandon its current Brexit plan and “get out properly” from the European Union. His speech on the sidelines of the annual

ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 280 suspects in a money-laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) worth of foreign currency to bank accounts abroad, state media said on Tuesday.The vast

BAGHDAD: Barham Salih, the veteran Kurdish politician, is set to become Iraq's next president. Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), faced a challenge from Fuad Hussein of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). But Hussein

US First Lady Melania Trump has kicked off her first big solo international trip with a wave, a smile and a baby in her arms, aiming to promote child welfare during a five-day tour

Russia and India are set to sign a deal worth more than $5bn on the delivery of Russian S-400 missile systems to New Delhi, according to the Kremlin.  Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee

Iraq's lawmakers have elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country's new president, the state television reports. Barham is a former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan and a former

Online retail giant Amazon has announced it will raise its starting wage for United States workers to $15 an hour, bowing to criticism over poor pay and working conditions. The company said on Tuesday it

The mayor of an Italian town known around the world as a model of integration has been put under house arrest for 'aiding illegal migration'. Domenico Lucano, who has been the mayor of the

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was helping Yemeni authorities with a second round of vaccination against cholera in three hard-hit districts, as cases surged across the war-ravaged country.More than 2,500 people

BEIRUT: Syrian foreign minister said in remarks broadcast Tuesday that the Iranian ballistic missiles attack on militants in eastern Syria the previous day was part of “legitimate” cooperation between the two countries to combat