As Emmanuel Macron's lead against far-right Marine Le Pen has narrowed ahead of the final week of the French Presidential race, his assumed grip on the keys to the Elyee Palace could be loosening.   According to the latest Opinionway poll, which saw Le Pen's campaign gaining further...

 As nations in the region stepped up diplomatic talks to defuse a brewing crisis over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program, the U.S. and North Korea both showed off their military prowess on Tuesday.   U.S. Naval Forces Korea said in a statement that the South Korean port of Busan saw that...

Even as two Japanese navy ships joined a U.S. carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific, in to demonstrate its military might, North Korea was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft, it said.   In response to rising tension over the North's nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to...

The upcoming snap election in Britain will bring more clarity to current Brexit negotiations and will lead to a "strong" leadership in Westminster, European officials have shown indicated that they desire   EU officials do not foresee any impact on the U.K.'s process to leave the...

The anti-corruption watchdogs in China once again turned their attention to the country's financial sector after launching an investigation against several high-ranking industry figures, South China Morning Post writes. PRC journalists came to this conclusion after it became known that Yang Jiacai,...

Shadow Brokers’ posts highlight breaches in the SWIFT security system as they contain “information you can only get if you compromise the system”, concludes experts. By taking a look into the documents released by hackers on Friday, the cyber-security expert conclude that the files provided a...

The IT services were tapped into for gathering the consumer information for selecting possible targets and conducting “Cloud Hopper” cyber-attacks. The Swedish watchdog of computer security uncovered a possible “large-scale” cyber-attack that targeted the U.S., Sweden, and Japanese organisations...

Outdated banknotes and coins for a total amount of more than € 15 billion have not been exchanged for euros in the euro area, which roughly corresponds to annual value of Latvia's imports, reports Bloomberg. Almost half of the region’s "hidden treasures" belong to German citizens, despite the fact...

One of the main allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Japan to sign a trade agreement with the European Union as soon as possible, especially in the light of the protectionist signals that come from US President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. Volker Kauder, head Merkel’s conservative...