World Dec 24 Kurds, anti-racist activists gather in Paris after deadly cultural center shooting Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated.
World Dec 23 Suspect arrested in shooting that killed 3 at Kurdish center in Paris A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot and killed three people at a Kurdish cultural center Friday in Paris in an assault that appeared to be specifically aimed at foreigners, authorities said.
World Jul 17 Wildfires scorch France, Spain as Europe contends with extreme heat wave Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality.
World Jul 16 Wildfires rage across Europe amid record heatwave Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.
World Apr 18 France investigating EU fraud agency report on presidential candidate Marine Le Pen Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the EU fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament.
World Dec 26 France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time More than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in…
World Nov 04 As climate talks continue, nuclear power remains in dispute Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world's future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.
World Jul 13 France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning More than 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in less than a day, figures showed on Tuesday, after the president cranked up pressure on everyone to get vaccinated to save summer vacation and the French economy.
World Apr 23 French prosecutors open terror probe in police official’s killing France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor said his office took over the probe because the attacker had staked out the station, because of statements he made during the attack, and because he targeted a police official.
World Oct 28 France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread The World Health Organization says the European region — which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition — accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.