Turkey-Backed Rebels Attack Syrian Town, Displacing Residents

Turkey-Backed Rebels Attack Syrian Town, Displacing Residents

Recent attacks by Turkey-backed rebels have caused another round of displacement in Syria, where dozens of families have left their...

Greek Monastery Seeks Return of Stolen Religious Objects from Bulgaria

Greek Monastery Seeks Return of Stolen Religious Objects from Bulgaria

Leading clerics and monks in Greece are urging the state to take legal action against Bulgaria in a bid to...

France Faces Public Resistance to COVID Vaccine

France Faces Public Resistance to COVID Vaccine

As French authorities prepare to roll out their COVID immunization strategy this week, they face skepticism in a country where...

Biden Presidency, Economic Realities Spur Turkey-Saudi Rapprochement

Biden Presidency, Economic Realities Spur Turkey-Saudi Rapprochement

Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia appear to be thawing after years of regional rivalry, with both countries’ leaders pledging to...

In France, Public Resistance to COVID Vaccine

In France, Public Resistance to COVID Vaccine

As French authorities prepare to roll out their COVID immunization strategy this week, they face skepticism in a country where...

Biden, Economic Realities Spur Turkey-Saudi Rapprochement

Biden, Economic Realities Spur Turkey-Saudi Rapprochement

Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia appear to be thawing after years of regional rivalry, with both countries’ leaders pledging to...

French Police Charged in Beating, Racial Abuse of Black Man

French Police Charged in Beating, Racial Abuse of Black Man

Four French police officers have been charged in connection to the beating and racial abuse of a black music producer,...

UK Inquiry Looks into Role of Air Pollution in Death of Girl

UK Inquiry Looks into Role of Air Pollution in Death of Girl

A public inquiry opens Monday in London to determine the role played by air pollution in the death of a...

Dozens Reported Detained in Anti-Lukashenko Marches in Belarus 

Dozens Reported Detained in Anti-Lukashenko Marches in Belarus 

Authorities in Belarus have detained dozens of protesters amid ongoing demonstrations aimed at ousting strongman Alexander Lukashenko from the presidency. ...

Court Orders France to Rethink 30-Person Limit on Worship 

Court Orders France to Rethink 30-Person Limit on Worship 

France’s highest administrative court on Sunday ordered a rethink of a 30-person attendance limit for religious services put in place...

Opposition Calls on Hungary’s Orban to Sack Museum Head for Likening Soros to Hitler 

Opposition Calls on Hungary’s Orban to Sack Museum Head for Likening Soros to Hitler 

A leading Hungarian opposition party joined calls on Sunday for Prime Minister Viktor Orban to sack the head of a...

Pandemic Calls off Christmas Markets in Europe

Pandemic Calls off Christmas Markets in Europe

The European plazas where people would usually gather at crowded stalls to partake in hot mulled wine, gingerbread, sausages and...

Britain, France in Pact to Stop Illegal Migrant Crossings

Britain, France in Pact to Stop Illegal Migrant Crossings

Britain and France on Saturday signed an agreement aimed at ending illegal migration across the English Channel.Starting Dec. 1, patrols...

UK, EU Resume Face-to-face Trade Talks With Time Running Out

UK, EU Resume Face-to-face Trade Talks With Time Running Out

Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding...

French Protesters, Police Clash Over New Security Legislation

French Protesters, Police Clash Over New Security Legislation

Violent clashes erupted Saturday in Paris as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest new security legislation, with...

Catholics in France Oppose Prayer Service Restrictions Imposed on Places of Worship

Catholics in France Oppose Prayer Service Restrictions Imposed on Places of Worship

As French authorities ease some measures taken due to the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics in the country are challenging the size...

Cluster Munitions Ban is Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Cluster Munitions Ban is Saving Lives and Livelihoods

A report by the Cluster Munition Coalition finds significant progress has been made in stigmatizing and eliminating these weapons since...

Pope Installs New Cardinals, Including First African American

Pope Installs New Cardinals, Including First African American

Pope Francis on Saturday installed 13 new cardinals, including the first African American to hold the high rank, further expanding...

Hundreds of ‘Zombie Mink’ Resurfacing from Mass Graves

Hundreds of ‘Zombie Mink’ Resurfacing from Mass Graves

Denmark’s government said on Friday it wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the...

US Sanctions Chinese, Russian Firms Over Iran Dealings

US Sanctions Chinese, Russian Firms Over Iran Dealings

The U.S. announced economic sanctions Friday on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s...

Macron Calls Images of Police Beating Black Man Shameful for France 

Macron Calls Images of Police Beating Black Man Shameful for France 

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that images showing Paris police beating up a Black music producer were shameful for France...

In Santa’s Mailbag, a Peek into Children’s Pandemic Worries

In Santa’s Mailbag, a Peek into Children’s Pandemic Worries

Jim, from Taiwan, slipped a face mask inside the greeting card he sent to Santa and marked “I (heart) u.”...