Asian shares inch higher in thin holiday trade

German elephant oracle tips France to win against hosts

Indian man, head of ‘world’s biggest family’ with 38 wives, dies

Pakistan lawyer in hiding after death threats for blasphemy acquittal

German Justice Ministry probes Telegram messenger service

French President Macron to meet Chancellor Merkel in Berlin on Friday

Report: US helpers admit role in helping Ghosn flee Japan for Lebanon

Japan considers quasi state of emergency during Olympics

Iran expects no change after new government in Israel

With coronavirus cases dropping, Germany debates dropping masks

Rutte: Working with Biden ‘more natural’ than ‘awkward’ Trump years

NATO mutual defence pact is ‘sacred obligation,’ Biden says

NATO: China presents ‘systemic challenges’ to international order

Central bank survey: Singapore GDP could grow by 6.5 per cent in 2021

Turkey’s current account deficit narrowed in April

Eurozone industrial production growth showed acceleration in April

Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine more than 90-per-cent effective

New Israeli premier Bennett presents Cabinet

Six more districts fall as Taliban keeps pressure on Afghanistan

German Greens leader Baerbock sets out aims in pre-election book