PARIS: French lawmakers gave their final approval to a contested bill that toughens rules for immigrants on Tuesday, giving President Emmanuel Macron a policy victory that nonetheless exposed cracks in his centrist majority.The bill, a compromise reached between Macron’s party and the conservative opposition, illustrates the rightward shift in politics in much of Europe, as … Read more
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Pakistan police said three officers were killed on Friday near the northwestern Afghan border during a gunbattle that also killed three militants, in an uptick in violence raising security concerns ahead of national elections early next year. The attack came within two days of another such militant attack in the region … Read more
DUBAI: A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen struck a Liberian-flagged cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, an assault that apparently sought to target a vessel struck earlier, a US defense official said. The official identified the vessel as the MSC Palatium III and said it remained … Read more