Jul 24 Countries hit by terror attacks may face ‘extreme vetting,’ Trump says By Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is asserting that countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the "extreme vetting" he proposes as a deterrent to attacks in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 16 Islamic State claims responsibility for Bastille Day truck attack By Corinne Segal The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for the Bastille Day truck attack that killed more than 80 people in Nice, France. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 6:30 French ambassador says death truck driver wasn’t religious, had no known ISIS ties By PBS News Hour French Ambassador Gerard Araud says that, so far, there is no known ISIS ties to Mohamed Bouhlel, the man who drove the death truck in Nice, killing more than 80 people. Nor was he on the list of radicalized people… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:14 In an instant, a joyous Bastille Day celebration becomes murderous nightmare By PBS News Hour Nice was a city in shock Friday after the Bastille Day truck attack that left more than 80 dead. "I don't feel safe. Not for me, not for my family. Not for my children," said one mom. As investigators dug… Continue watching
Jul 15 Two Americans killed in Nice, France attack By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Two Americans are among the dead from France's Bastille Day attack. Continue reading
Jul 14 More than 80 dead after armed truck driver attacks crowd in Nice, France By Larisa Epatko Scores of people were killed Thursday night in southern France when a large truck barreled through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the city of Nice. The 84 people killed included 10 children watching the fireworks display. Continue reading
Jun 29 Trump gets rock-bottom ratings in international survey By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press A new multi-nation survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump's ability to manage foreign policy should he become U.S. president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia. Continue reading
Jun 23 Investigators can’t download EgyptAir recorders, says U.S. official By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Initial attempts to download information from the flight data and voice recorders of an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month have been unsuccessful, according to a U.S. official. Continue reading
Jun 11 Air France pilots join French labor strikes By Omar Etman A quarter of all Air France pilots went on strike on Saturday, joining a wave of workers protesting a proposed labor law that would ease worker protections in France. Continue reading
Jun 04 Louvre shuttered to protect art as historic flooding begins to recede By Michael D. Regan The famed Louvre in Paris has been temporarily shut down as employees on Friday rushed to relocate thousands of pieces of art from the museum’s basement vaults after a week of rain caused flooding across Europe. Continue reading