MUR-DE-BARREZ, France - Former prime minister Gabriel Attal said on Friday he would run for president of France  year when Emmanuel Macron steps down, becoming the second prominent centrist to challenge the far right.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul began his official visit to France on Friday with a series of high-level meetings focused on energy security, cultural diplomacy and economic cooperation.

Thailand has stepped up health screening and laboratory preparedness after designating the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as Ebola virus disease risk zones.

Sounds of gunfire were heard while Thai troops were patrolling along the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin, but no unusual activity was detected, the Royal Thai Army said on Friday.

TAIPEI - President Donald Trump’s suggestion that US arms sales to Taiwan could be a bargaining chip with China has set off alarms across the world, but in Taipei, people say the situation was beyond their control.