World Jan 01 Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year's celebration kills at least 40, injures 115 The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of potentially one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.
World Dec 30 Eurostar shuts down Channel Tunnel travel thanks to power supply problems and a stuck train Traffic was expected to resume gradually on Tuesday afternoon.
World Dec 22 Intelligence agencies suspect Russia is developing anti-satellite weapon to target Starlink service Starlink's services are used by Ukraine. Russia views the constellation as a threat. The intelligence findings say the destructive pellets could be small enough to evade detection.
World Nov 28 Arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang, Paris prosecutor says The prosecutor's statement didn’t say what role, exactly, the man is thought to have played in the daylight heist.
World Oct 08 Outgoing French PM expects Macron to name replacement in 48 hours Sébastien Lecornu didn’t say who his replacement could be. But appeared to rule himself out of coming back to the job. He said Wednesday that “my mission is finished.”…
World Oct 06 France's new prime minister resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos Lecornu is now the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic, which started in 1958.
World Sep 10 Nationwide protests in France turn new prime minister's first day into chaos A day of anti-government action across France on Wednesday saw streets choked with smoke, barricades in flames and volleys of tear gas as protesters denounced budget cuts and political turmoil.
World Sep 08 Legislators topple French government in confidence vote, forcing Macron to seek yet another prime minister Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted after he gambled that lawmakers would back his view that France must slash public spending to repair its debts.
World Aug 17 European leaders will join Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump at the White House European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the possibility of U.S. security guarantees now on the negotiating table.
Politics Aug 01 Trump officials weigh fate of $9M contraceptives stockpile feared earmarked for destruction Funded by U.S taxpayers, the family planning supplies were intended for women in war zones, refugee camps and elsewhere, according to a bipartisan letter of protest to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from two U.S. senators.