Macron under fire as security aide detained
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron, trying to curb what has become the most damaging scandal of his presidency, on Friday fired a top security aide who has been taken into custody after videos emerged showing him strike a young man during a demonstration in Paris in May.
Syria rebels leaving zone near Golan
Damascus: Hardline rebels and civilians began leaving a southwestern sliver of Syria near the Israeli-annexed Golan on Friday under a surrender deal, state media, as the evacuations turned deadly with a car accident.
Pak to deploy 7.6l personnel for polls
Islamabad: Pakistan will deploy 1.6 million electoral officials and nearly 7.5 lakh security personnel, including soldiers for the July 25 general elections, the country’s poll body announced on Friday.
13 die as duck boat capsizes in Missouri
Branson: At least 13 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake during a thunderstorm in a country music mecca in southwest Missouri, authorities said on Friday.
Cow breaks Connecticut farm worker’s jaw
Ellington (US): A worker at a Connecticut dairy farm was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw after being head-butted by a cow.
PlA holds drills in Tibet to test skills
Beijing: The special forces of the Chinese military have conducted drills in Tibet, including ground training for helicopter pilots, to test their skills in the high altitude region, state-run media reported on Friday.