World Apr 11 Costly and complex cleanup of Seine River underway ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics A costly and complex cleanup is resuscitating the Seine just in time for it to play a starring role in the 2024 Paris Olympics and, after that, for it to genuinely live up to its billing as the world's most…
World Apr 06 Pension protests continue in France Protesters have disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris' main airport and marched in their thousands again in other French cities with strikes and demonstrations to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap contested pension reforms.
World Apr 03 Parisians eliminate e-scooter rentals in overwhelming vote Scattered around Paris, easy to locate and rent with a downloadable app and relatively cheap, the scooters are a hit with tourists who love their speed and the help-yourself freedom they offer.
World Mar 28 French police prepare for protest violence as trash strike ends Tens of thousands marched as protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with police ramping up security after the government warned that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill."…
World Feb 26 On Ukraine’s eastern front, civilians cling to survival as troops repel Russian invaders On the largely static front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces that stretches over hundreds of kilometers (miles), from the Black Sea in the south to Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia, Vuhledar has become one of the deadliest hot spots.
World Feb 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions against Russia as fighting grinds on After a somber and defiant day of commemorations on Friday, Ukraine's seemingly indefatigable president followed up with new video posts a day later in which he declared that “Russia must lose in Ukraine" and argued that its forces can be defeated this…
World Feb 24 Ukraine pledges victory in 2023 upon anniversary of Russian invasion It was Ukraine's "longest day," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, but the country's dogged resistance a year on has proven that "every tomorrow is worth fighting for.”…
World Feb 20 Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine days before 1-year anniversary of Russian invasion President Joe Biden has left Kyiv, Ukraine, after an unannounced visit to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Politics Feb 15 Sweden says its weapons will be a ‘significant’ boost for Ukraine Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also cautioned that future military aid would have to be balanced with Sweden's own defense needs as a would-be future member of the NATO military alliance.
World Jan 31 Strikes and protests continue in France’s pension battle Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million protesters in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens’ insurrection.”…