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France will host a video conference with international partners on Dec. 2 to discuss humanitarian aid for financiallystrapped Lebanon, three sources aware of the matter said on Thursday.

Greece said Thursday that neighbor Turkey has so far refused to take action requested by the European Union to avoid sanctions from the bloc.

Monday seemed like the end of President Donald Trump's relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged Presidentelect Joe Biden was the apparent winner and Trump cleared the way for cooperation on a transition of power.

Azerbaijan's parliament called on Thursday for France to be stripped of its mediation role in the NagornoKarabakh conflict to punish the French Senate for adopting a resolution backing the region's independence.

Travel appeared to be down the night before Thanksgiving, when Americans usually criss-cross the country to be with family and friends for a feast on Thursday marking one of their most important national holidays.

Iran has exchanged jailed BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert with three Iranians jailed abroad, a website affiliated to Iran's state TV reported on its Twitter account on Wednesday.

Oil prices climbed for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, shrugging off a report showing U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected and extending a rally driven by hopes that a COVID19 vaccine will boost fuel demand.

Britain's government spent almost twice as much as expected on encouraging people to eat in restaurants, cafes and pubs during what proved to be a temporary lull in COVID19 cases in August.

Sri Lanka's government is digging a moat around one of its landfills to keep out hungry elephant herds and reduce conflicts between the animals and villagers.

U.S. President Donald Trump has told allies he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a source familiar...

he world must come to this table to solve this problem, said the former Secretary of State, who on Tuesday was named by Biden as his special envoy on climate change. Biden has announced that he would join the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on day one o...

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Turkey and Germany traded barbs on Tuesday after German soldiers boarded a Turkish vessel on behalf of an EU military mission in the Mediterranean, with Berlin calling its NATO ally's protests unjustified and Ankara saying the move was illegal.

Lawyers for a Libyan militant convicted in the Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans have asked for a new trial, citing what they say is recently disclosed exculpatory evidence.

Telecom companies in Britain face hefty fines if they don't comply with strict new security rules under a new law proposed in Parliament on Tuesday that is aimed at blocking highrisk equipment suppliers like China's Huawei.

People in Britain will need to consider their Christmas travelling routes carefully if COVID19 restrictions are temporarily relaxed for a fixed period over the festive season, the transport minister said on Tuesday.