Turnout low as France votes in new Macron, Le Pen test June 27, 2021 at 07:10AM

France was voting in the second round of regional elections Sunday seen as a test for centrist President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right of Marine Le Pen, but with voter participation so far showing no improvement from the woeful first phase turnout.

Pakistan will shut border if Taliban take over Afghanistan June 27, 2021 at 07:08AM

Two Saudi women's rights activists released from prison June 27, 2021 at 06:40AM

Two Saudi women's rights campaigners have been released from prison, three years after a sweeping crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman targeting female activists who'd peacefully advocated for greater freedoms, rights groups said Sunday.

'Arab Alliance' meets in Iraq in first visit in decades for an Egyptian leader June 27, 2021 at 04:38AM

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Jordan's King Abdullah met in Baghdad on Sunday during the first visit by an Egyptian head of state to Iraq since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990.