France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. The fire …
The French finance minister’s pledge to crack down on immigrants abusing France’s welfare system has triggered a fresh row in a country reeling from a bitter battle over pension reform, casting doubt on President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to deliver o…
EU leaders, and the UK and Irish premiers on Wednesday marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar, European Council President Charles Michel, and EU Commissio…
The French president was accosted by the protesters with boos on his visit to the country’s eastern region amid public outrage over the government’s pension reform, local media reported Wednesday. Emmanuel Macron set off on his first domestic visit af…
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi on Wednesday refused for a second time to approve legislation that aims to limit some key powers of the country’s top judge. Alvi sent back the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 to Parliament for a second …
US President Joe Biden will welcome Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House on May 12, spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday. “The two leaders will review our efforts as NATO Allies and close partners to strengthen our bilat…
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Wednesday that Egyptian troops held at Merowe airport were transferred to the capital, Khartoum. A statement by the paramilitary force said the Egyptian soldiers ‘are well and receive the necessary …
The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million) in Zurich on Tuesday. It was the first time in Europe and the third time worldwide that an entire T-Rex…
The Greek government on Wednesday morning admitted the opposition’s claim that Israeli-made Predator spyware was exported to Sudan via Greece. Speaking to major national radio station REAL FM, Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said: ‘The …
French supermarket giant Carrefour on Wednesday became the latest employer to allow women extra time off if they suffer from endometriosis, a medical condition that can cause excessive period cramps. The move puts the spotlight on a condition that aff…