Facebook Pledges $1B In News Investments Over 3 Years

Facebook Pledges $1B In News Investments Over 3 Years

Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the...

Police in Germany, Belgium Seize Record 23 Tons of Cocaine

Police in Germany, Belgium Seize Record 23 Tons of Cocaine

German customs authorities Wednesday announced the largest seizure of cocaine in European history, more than 23 tons discovered in two...

Putin Signs Laws Imposing Fines for ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Violations, Protest-Related Offenses

Putin Signs Laws Imposing Fines for ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Violations, Protest-Related Offenses

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law bills that impose fines for violating a controversial law on “foreign agents”...

France Weighs More COVID-19 Restrictions as Infections, Hospitalizations Rise

France Weighs More COVID-19 Restrictions as Infections, Hospitalizations Rise

The French government Wednesday said the COVID-19 situation is deteriorating in about 10 French regions, including the Paris-Ile-de-France area around...

Iraq’s Christians Await Papal Visit With Hope – and Worry 

Iraq’s Christians Await Papal Visit With Hope – and Worry 

Pope Francis’ planned visit to Iraq, from March 5 to March 8, is complex on many levels. COVID-19 cases are...

Along with COVID, France’s Hospitals Battle Cyberattacks 

Along with COVID, France’s Hospitals Battle Cyberattacks 

Government officials in France say a number of hospitals have been hit by malware attacks, slowing down operations as they...

Georgian Police Detain Opposition Leader as Political Crisis Deepens

Georgian Police Detain Opposition Leader as Political Crisis Deepens

Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that...

German Court Convicts Assad Official

German Court Convicts Assad Official

A German court has convicted a former member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s secret police of accessory to crimes against...

Target Putin’s Cashiers’: Critics Demand Tougher Measures from EU Over Navalny Jailing  

Target Putin’s Cashiers’: Critics Demand Tougher Measures from EU Over Navalny Jailing  

The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Russian officials following the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. As Henry Ridgwell...

Three Held on Suspicion of Supplying Bomb that Killed Malta Journalist

Three Held on Suspicion of Supplying Bomb that Killed Malta Journalist

Three men suspected of having supplied the bomb which killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 were arrested...

For France and Sahel Partners, Many Ideas Emerging But No Clear Strategy

For France and Sahel Partners, Many Ideas Emerging But No Clear Strategy

Less than a week after a key summit gathering of France and its five regional military partners in the Sahel...