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The Lebanese pound dropped on the black market for the fifth consecutive day Saturday, trading at LL14,900 against the dollar, as gasoline and medicine shortages cause havoc across the country.

The former speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani demanded on Saturday an explanation from an election watchdog on why he was barred from running in next week’s presidential vote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that US President Joe Biden will be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump, ahead of his first summit with the new US … Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European … Read More

This week, which marks exactly two years since my freedom on June 11, 2019, and almost 6 years from the date of my kidnapping, I cannot help but reflect on … Read More

Algeria was voting Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by a crackdown on a long-running protest movement that has campaigned for a mass boycott.

Novak Djokovic came from a set down in a spellbinding French Open semifinal to inflict only a third ever defeat on the Parisian clay for Rafa Nadal, moving through 3-6 … Read More

Italy kicked off the European Championship with a convincing 3-0 victory over Turkey in Group A at the Olympic Stadium Friday with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne on target.

Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a fightback from German Alexander Zverev to win 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in a scintillating French Open clash Friday and book a … Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and … Read More