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World Oct 03
Paris police employee kills 4 officers in knife attackThe alleged attacker's prior work in the intelligence unit had not posed known problems until Thursday, says a police union official.
World Aug 26
Trump says he approved of Iran’s diplomat coming to G-7French President Emmanuel Macron's invited Iran's foreign minister to the sidelines of the G-7 in hopes that he could secure a breakthrough in global tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
World Aug 24
G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leadersEfforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France.
World Jul 06
From Libya to Texas, tragedies illustrate plight of migrantsAs their choices narrow on land and at sea, migrants are often seen as a political headache in the countries they hope to reach and ignored in the countries they flee. Most live in limbo, but recent tragedies have focused…
World May 26
Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mountsFrom Germany and France to Cyprus and Estonia, voters from 21 nations went to the polls Sunday in the final day of a crucial European Parliament election that could see major gains by the far-right, nationalist and populist movements sweeping…
World Apr 15
Fire breaks out at Paris’ Notre Dame CathedralA catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets…
World Dec 12
Suspected Strasbourg gunman had criminal history, French police sayPolice union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery and monitored as a suspected religious radical by the French intelligence services.
World Dec 11
France shooting: 4 dead, several wounded in StrasbourgFrench prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though authorities did not announce a motive for the bloodshed.
World Nov 11
In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the…
World Jul 13
Algeria stops forcing migrants into Sahara after outragePARIS — Algeria's deadly expulsions of migrants into the Sahara Desert have nearly ground to a halt after widespread condemnation and the abrupt firing of two top security officials.
