RUSSIA

Francois Fillon has promised to cut 500,000 public sector jobs, trim taxes and business regulations, and shrink the welfare state, if he becomes president.

The president-elect said he actually won the popular vote "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."

The world’s two largest crude oil producers were scheduled to meet Monday, ahead of the closely-watched OPEC meeting Wednesday.

As suspicions of arson continue, several arrests have been made in connection to the fires in Israel.

“Europe’s security is in danger,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, calling for more dialogue.

Japan, which faces a growing threat from North Korea, currently has a two-layer ballistic missile defense system.

The annual readers’ poll is currently led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has overtaken WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The news comes as Moscow successfully tested intercontinental ballistic missiles intended for its “nuclear trains” program.

Crotia, Italy, Greece and Cyprus are sending firefighters and equipment to help battle the fires scorching northern and central Israel.

It's a sentiment many in the city — decimated by the Syrian government, rebels and an international coalition purporting to wipe out the presence of the Islamic State group in the region — feel.

Iran's Supreme Leader said Wednesday the United States has breached the landmark nuclear deal many times.

Turkey, after 11 years of negotiations to get into the EU, may now look eastward.

The tool, reportedly being developed to help Facebook enter the Chinese market, will enable a third party to suppress content from the news feed.

The group, which includes Neil Gaiman, Joshua Cohen, Joyce Carol Oates and Nicholson Baker, in an open letter called for the issue of a presidential pardon for the NSA whistleblower.

The Vietnamese government said Tuesday the Southeast Asian nation will make use of cheaper renewable energy and power imports at its disposal.

Social media users were outraged by the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated organization's possible involvement in a staged rescue effort.

Russia claimed Ukraine would use "psychological and physical pressure" to get confessions from the soldiers "for crimes allegedly committed against Ukraine."

The new volunteer corps will include men over 18 years of age not already eligible for military service.

Sharing videos and spreading awareness aren't the only ways to help the people trapped in Aleppo.

Proponents of the movement submitted a ballot measure to the state’s attorney general’s office beginning formal proceedings for California’s secession from the U.S.

“It’s an important position. But it’s one of many,” NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said during an internet conference in Stockholm.