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The European Union and the United States could reach a framework trade deal this weekend, ending months of uncertainty for European industry, EU officials and diplomats said on Friday. The deal would likely include a basic 15% tariff on all…

France’s top court on Friday upheld some aspects of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s personal immunity as head of state while allowing future arrest warrants for war criminals, drawing criticism from human rights groups and Syrian activists. The Court of…

Iranian and European diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday in a new effort to find a way out of the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear program. Representatives from Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3 countries, gathered at the Iranian…

The female executive who hugged her firm’s CEO at a Coldplay concert in a scene that went viral has resigned, according to media reports. Several news outlets reported that Christine Cabot, chief human resources officer at technology company Astronomer, has…

Tens of thousands of people sought refuge on Friday as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continued for a second day, raising fears of a wider conflict. The UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on the…

France’s top court will rule on Friday on whether it can strip the immunity of Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, because of the severity of the evidence against him collected by Syrian activists and…

Iranian and European diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Friday to begin a new attempt to break the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear program. Representatives from Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3 countries, will gather at the Iranian consulate…

French President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognise Palestine as a state, amid growing global anger over starving people in the Gaza Strip. Mr Macron said in a message on X that he would formalise the decision at the United…

President Donald Trump publicly insulted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday over the cost of a massive building renovation as the two officials toured the unfinished project. Mr Trump said the project would cost $3.1 billion, well above the…

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday that the US is ending Gaza ceasefire talks and returning its Qatari negotiating team for consultations after Hamas’ latest response “demonstrates a lack of desire to achieve a ceasefire…