French teachers strike in protest at Covid-19 school protocols
At least 62% of high school and middle school teachers are also reported to be striking, according to the union...
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Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgaria’s parliament
Tensions rose an hour after about 3,000 people gathered in front of the parliament building, demanding the lifting of a...
Assad’s regime on trial for crimes against humanity. The court is about to rule on most senior official yet
Anwar Raslan, a senior regime official, headed the investigation unit at a notorious Damascus detention center known as Branch 251....
US says Russia made no commitments to de-escalate Ukraine crisis after latest round of talks
Sherman told reporters that Wednesday's meeting between NATO and Russia ended with a "sober challenge from the NATO allies to...
Denmark’s spy chief imprisoned for allegedly leaking classified information
Lars Findsen, the head of Denmark's foreign intelligence service, was named as one of four people arrested in December over...
Three women brutally killed in one day in France, in ‘unbearable’ start to new year
It has seen people take to the streets over the past year in protest over the brutal deaths of women...
More European countries order mandatory vaccination to battle Omicron wave
The mandatory measure was introduced amid rising cases in the country, which was one of the first in the world...
Pets’ welfare will be considered in divorce battles in Spain
The decision follows similar moves in France and Portugal and obliges judges to consider pets as sentient beings rather than...
Macron: ‘I really want to piss off’ the unvaccinated
In an interview with Le Parisien newspaper on Tuesday, Macron said: "I'm not for pissing off the French ... Now...
EU flag removed from Arc de Triomphe after causing stir
Junior European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune, who on Friday had said the flag would remain for "several days," said it...
2022 could be a make-or-break year for Europe
The Covid-19 pandemic has left efforts to create a more assertive global Europe on the backburner -- at the very...
Russian court shuts down Memorial Human Rights Center, day after sister group ordered closed
The center was charged with multiple violations of Russia's "foreign agent" law and "justifying terrorism and extremism" in its publications,...
Russian court shuts down human rights group Memorial International
The court ruled that Memorial International had fallen afoul of Russia's "foreign agent" law. But the group said the real...
Drugs, violence and racism are creating a ‘cocktail of neglect’ in Marseille
Ahead of the French presidential election early next year, Marseille looks set to become a battleground for candidates to show...
The Pope reflects on relationships in pandemic times in his traditional Christmas address
Speaking from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, the Pontiff called the pandemic a "complex crisis" that...
At least 16 people dead in Greek shipwreck
Authorities scrambled a search and rescue operation overnight northwest of Paros. Air and sea assets were deployed to the area,...
History wars: What Putin’s attempts to rewrite the past say about Russia’s future
The history of the Cold WarThe Crimean resort town of Yalta was the setting for an historic meeting of British,...
Russia aims for January talks with NATO, US on security guarantees
"We want to do this in January, including to involve the negotiating platform to discuss the draft agreement between Russia...
German police conduct raids in Saxony over ‘anti-vaxxer murder plot’
The searches targeted individual members of a group on the messaging app Telegram who reportedly discussed plans to kill the...
Belarusian opposition figure sentenced to 18 years at high-security penal colony
After a trial that took place largely behind closed doors, Tsikhanouski was convicted on charges including "organizing mass riots" and...
