International

Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigationJack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors.Lang, 86, resigned on Saturday night before he was due to […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says discussions will remain focused on nuclear issue, not missile programme. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

More than 200 people have been killed in attacks, but the abducted Christians have been freed. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Japanese politics is politer and more understated than most.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Raman, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, enters a crowded field that includes incumbent Karen BassLos Angeles city council member Nithya Raman formally entered the race for mayor on Saturday, unveiling her campaign during a press conference.Representing areas that stretch from the San Fernando Valley to Silver Lake, Raman declared her candidacy just hours before the filing deadline. She now joins a field that includes former reality television personality […]