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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces questioning by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadoran embassy in London in a twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him. An Ecuadoran prosecutor will quiz the founder of the secret-spilling website at the red-brick building where...

President Vladimir Putin has said he would not expel any Americans in response to Washington turfing out dozens of Russian diplomats over alleged election interference. The Kremlin strongman's shock decision came after Russia's foreign ministry asked him to send home 35 US diplomats in a...

Deutsche Bank AG’s signal that it may sell a $3.5 billion stake in Huaxia Bank Co. shows the fading appetite among global lenders for tie-ups with their Chinese counterparts. That’s a turnaround from before the global financial crisis, when Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc....

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May expressed doubts about key promises made by those members of her Cabinet who campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union, including a points-based immigration system and leaving the single market. Speaking to journalists as she traveled to China for...

At least two dead as 6.2 magnitude quake hits Umbria region, causing heavy damage and trapping residents under rubble. At least two people are dead after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy, destroying dozens of villages, , according to local media reports. The first confirmed victims...

Soccer's governing body, FIFA, voted on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would lower the overall standard of the tournament and make it too big and unwieldy. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, fulfilling...

Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off, results showed Sunday, making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngest leader in its history. Macron topped Sunday's first round with 23.7 per cent of votes, slightly...

By: ANADOLU AGENCY "Türkiye will give a message to the West" through the country's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, which not only the West but also the Islamic world closely follows, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA -- Italian naval ships and vessels from non-government groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty, and human traffickers. The dramatic operation took...

With a brewing banking crisis as a backdrop, Paolo Gentiloni was named Italy’s new prime minister on Sunday, filling a void left by close ally Matteo Renzi, who quit after a crushing referendum defeat. Renzi’s softly-spoken foreign minister, Gentiloni, 62, was asked by President Sergio...