Iran reduces commitment to 2015 nuclear deal

By Reuters,

Iran said on Sunday it would further scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, raising its uranium enrichment level beyond...

Iran , Nuclear Deal

France calls on G-7 to double girls’ education funding in Africa’s Sahel

By VOA,

France wants the world’s leading industrial economies to double funding for girls' education in the Sahel at a summit next month in the French town ...

France , French President Emmanuel Macron , The United Nations (UN) , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

New deal or no deal: How will Britain’s next PM deliver Brexit?

By Reuters,

The toughest job for Britain’s next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce ...

Boris Johnson , brexit , British prime minister , European union

Lyon’s explosion prompts a possible terrorism investigation

By CNN,

An explosion on Friday that injured 13 people in Lyon, France has prompted a national investigation into possible terrorism. The blast occurred in ...

attack , Bomb , Explosion , France , investigations , Lyon , terror , terrorism , wounded

French Military Frees Foreign Hostages from Burkina Faso

By VOA,

French special forces have rescued four foreign hostages from Burkina Faso but lost two of their elite soldiers in the mission. France’s military...

Italy, France celebrate Da Vinci’s genius on 500th anniversary of his death

By VOA,

Events have begun in Italy and France to celebrate the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vince on the 500th anniversary of his death. In his Tuscan homet...

French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally

By Reuters,

French police fired tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris on Wednesday as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to pr...

France , May Day , Paris

France in a rush to train skilled workers to restore Notre-Dame

By Reuters,

France is in a hurry to rebuild world famous Notre-Dame Cathedral, and Romain Legoube, an 18-year-old apprentice carpenter, hopes to be among those ch...

Fire , France , Notre-Dame Cathedral , President Emmanuel Macron

Climate change protesters block access to French multinationals

By Reuters,

Climate activists blocked hundreds of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant To...

Climate change protesters , French , Greenpeace

Debate over future Notre-Dame spire fuels French divisions

By Reuters,

President Emmanuel Macron might have hoped he was striking a note for modernity and openness in announcing an international competition to design a ne...

Elysee Palace , France , Notre-Dame , President Emmanuel Macron

France asks: should Notre-Dame’s spire be rebuilt as it was?

By Reuters,

France will open the redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral’s historic spire to international architects after Monday night’s catastrophic blaz...

France , Notre-Dame Cathedral

Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild

By Reuters,

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world. Firefighters howe...

Notre-Dame Cathedral

EU, Britain agree on Brexit pause to Oct. 31

By VOA,

European Union leaders gave Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, four months longer than the prime minister asked for, in a move the EU summi...

brexit , EU

EU to grant PM May a Brexit delay, with conditions

By Reuters,

European Union leaders will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit on Wednesday but will argue over how long...

angela merkel , brexit , European union , President Emmanuel Macron , Theresa May

EU to grant Brexit delay but may demand a longer extension and conditions

By Reuters,

The European Union will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit on Wednesday but the bloc’s leaders are lik...

brexit , French President Emmanuel Macron , Prime Minister Theresa May

Battle rages for Libya’s capital, airport bombed

By Reuters,

A warplane attacked Tripoli’s only functioning airport on Monday as eastern forces advancing on the Libyan capital disregarded international appeals...

European union , Fayez al-Serraj , Libyan National Army , Mitiga airport , Muammar Gaddafi , President Emmanuel Macron

China’s Xi looks to strengthen Italian ties, evokes ancient trade routes

By Reuters,

Italy and China want to revive the spirit of the ancient Silk Road by deepening their trade and investment ties, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on ...

china , italy

Returning to London, Britain’s May faces Mammoth task to change minds on Brexit

By VOA,

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday began the mammoth struggle of persuading a deeply divided parliament to back her Brexit deal after an EU ...

Britain , London. , May

Brexit day delayed as EU seizes control of exit date

By VOA,

In the past two years, British Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted repeatedly that Britain will exit the European Union on schedule on March 29 �...

brexit , EU

Students worldwide skip class to demand action on climate

By VOA,

They’re angry at their elders, and they’re not taking it sitting down. Students worldwide are planning to skip class Friday and take to the str...

action on climate , Students worldwide skip class