A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said.

Iweala, the first woman and first African to run the World Trade Organization, has been reappointed for a second term, the global trade body said Friday.

Bangladesh's leading political parties have called for calm following widespread unrest in the country triggered by the killing of a lawyer during clashes between Hindu protesters and security forces.

Stocks looked set to gain on Friday ahead of a shortened half day of trading on Black Friday. Futures for the Dow Jones ...

Iran on Friday called on the European Union to change its behaviour toward Tehran, after talks with a top EU diplomat in Geneva.

Romania's Simona Halep on Friday rounded on the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for discrepencies in the treatment of world number two Iga Swiatek after testing positive for a banned ...

A Syrian government security official told AFP Friday that army reinforcements arrived in Aleppo as jihadists advanced towards the main northern city after launching a major offensive on northwestern ...

China on Friday said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit next week. "German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit China from December 2 to 3," foreign ministry ...

The Kremlin on Friday said it hoped its ally Syria will quickly "restore order" in Aleppo, where rebel jihadists launched a major offensive this week.

British lawmakers on Friday began debating a proposal to change the law on assisted dying in England and Wales, with indications of rising public support mingled with caution.

France's special envoy on Friday said it was urgent for Lebanon to elect a president, after a parliamentary vote to end over two years without a head of state was announced for January.

Gold futures were rising as the dollar slipped back and geopolitical concerns continued to bubble. Futures were up 0.7% at $2 ...