French court cancels elder Le Pen's suspension from FN
A French court cancelled the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the far-right National Front after he was booted out of the party he founded in a bitter spat with his daughter.
Chinese Ambassador calls Kazakhstan to abandon Cold War mentality
The Ambassador of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui assured Kazakhstan that it should not fear Chinese expansion in agriculture.
Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant Trump
Macy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote.
Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.
Clinton raises record $45 mn in first campaign quarter
Hillary Clinton announced she raised a record $45 million in the first quarter of her US presidential bid.
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist 'culture cleansing'
The head of the UN cultural organisation called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists.
Cuban foreign minister to open embassy in Washington
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will preside over the historic opening of his country's embassy in Washington on July 20.
Kuwait makes DNA tests mandatory after IS bombing
Kuwait's parliament, reacting to a suicide bombing last week that killed 26 people, adopted a law requiring mandatory DNA testing on all the country's citizens and foreign residents.