An official report suggesting the benefits of first-cousin marriages sparks debate over health risks—and government policy.

An American charter flight of Iranian nationals is set to arrive in Iran within days, following pro-border control negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The Afghanistan crisis is heightened by its rulers imposing control on essential services and financial networks—in the form of an organised communications blackout.

Prime Minister Lecornu rejects Socialist demands for a wealth tax, banking instead on reducing taxes to make it more profitable to work.

A new levy on high-end wealth looks innocent when it is first introduced. However, a simple experiment shows how destructive the ‘Zucman tax’ really is.

Potential Paris mayor Rachida Dati—and France’s current Minister of Culture—will appear in court on bribery chrarges.

Former PM Janez Janša accused the left-wing government of intimidating conservatives at a time when it is struggling in the polls.

The prime minister branded Nigel Farage’s immigration plan “racist”—a gamble that could backfire as polls show nearly half of Britons agree with it.

Prosecutors say Anwar S. led a militia in Aleppo that allegedly tortured and killed protesters during Syria’s 2011 unrest.

Qatar has reported holding talks with Hamas negotiators—and Turkey—to discuss the White House Gaza proposal.

The Dresden court sentenced a former Brussels parliamentary aide to almost five years in prison, after finding he passed sensitive information to Beijing.

Faced with a local, mainly migrant team, a match official was physically abused during and after a district league match.