PARIS - The smell of warm bread hangs in the air at one of Benoit Castel’s patisseries in Paris, where the newly crowned world’s best pastry chef was hard at work testing new recipes.

DAMASCUS - A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

SET-listed Minor International Plc (MINT) has announced plans to acquire 100% of Bonchon International Inc and its Korean fried chicken restaurant business.

ADDIS ABABA - Rebel authorities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Tuesday accused the federal government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in the northern region, denouncing “a serious escalation” amid fears of a new war.

PARIS - After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home searches, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their pr...