French president says govt will put forward draft law on matter within months

As thousands rally in cities, others forced to keep low-profile, defy local bans on rallies

Controversial pension reform has sparked rolling strikes, mass rallies across country

Security pact has worried Malaysia, Indonesia who fear Indo-Pacific arms race

Researchers fear increasing forest blazes could delay protective layer’s recovery

State Dept downplays China’s protests over letting Tsai Ing-wen meet with Kevin McCarthy

Home secretary concedes to Parliament that she cannot confirm yet whether it respects European human rights law

Strikes hobble country as 1.28 mil people take to the streets

This comes after Beijing agrees to restructure loans, easing long-sought IMF bailout

Beijing pours resources into manufacturing, research in face of tightening restrictions from US-led West

Taliban govt has imposed slew of restrictions on females, barred them from public spaces

Beijing’s foreign minister accuses Washington of stoking tensions

Country laws bar re-export of its weaponry to nations at war