French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that leaving the 2015 nuclear deal, or any signals that suggested Tehran would break the accord, would be a mistake.

China's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that Canadian navy ships sailed through the Strait of Taiwan, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from China.

World leaders are descending on Osaka, west Japan, for a summit on Friday and Saturday of the Group of 20 (G20) big economies.

Boris Johnson, the favorite to become Britain's next prime minister, took aim at his rival Jeremy Hunt, saying the governing Conservative Party would suffer if a new leader treated the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline as a "fake" target.

An adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday that the independence of Polish courts could be at risk from changes made by the right-wing government.

Half of Moroccans asked by a major BBC Arabic survey say they want immediate political change.

Hundreds of veterans burned tyres and blocked highways in Lebanon on Thursday to protest plans to tax their pensions and other measures in a 2019 budget intended to slash the country's deficit.

Chancellor Merkel trembles at an event in Berlin - as she did eight days ago at another ceremony.

Candidates sparred on healthcare and immigration, and underdogs grabbed the limelight with zingers.

Japan on Thursday publicly cautioned the two candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that Japanese investment could leave the country if there is a no-deal Brexit, urging Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to avoid such a scenario.