French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to appeal a court verdict that sentenced her to prison and barred her from running for political office for five years.
She called it a "denial of democracy" and a politically motivated move to (...)
French far-right leader and presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison — two of them suspended — and barred from holding political office for five years in a high-profile corruption case involving European (...)
Spain will push for the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's defense during the G5+ (Weimar+) summit held Monday in Madrid, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Albares said Russia must (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Kyiv has officially received a new draft agreement from the United States concerning a critical minerals deal, describing it as "significantly different" from the earlier framework proposed (...)
CAIRO — A meeting of the members of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee and a senior official of the European Union condemned the resumption of hostilities and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. In a (...)
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly expressed confidence that Canada will prevail in its escalating trade dispute with the United States following a new wave of tariffs introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Speaking to the BBC's World (...)
Competing narratives have emerged between Washington and Paris over why a researcher was recently denied entry to the United States, in the latest example of an immigration refusal under the Trump administration testing international (...)
The plan devised by High Representative Kaja Kallas to raise up to €40 billion in fresh military support for Ukraine failed to gain the necessary political traction during a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday, throwing its viability into (...)
The UK is hosting a closed meeting on Thursday of senior military officers from the "coalition of the willing" as they draw up plans for a proposed peacekeeping force for Ukraine.
More than 20 countries are thought to be involved.
Prime Minister Sir (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the Saudi Disaster Medical Assistance Team (S-DMAT) as a Type 2 Emergency Medical Team (EMT), making Saudi Arabia the first country in the West and Central Asia region to achieve this (...)
What happens in Berlin on Tuesday will impact the entire future of Europe's defense and its ongoing support for Ukraine.
Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defense spending. This could pave the way for a (...)
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105.
Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.
At 21, he was a fighter pilot in the (...)
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that "much remains" to be agreed upon with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, ahead of a highly anticipated phone call centring on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
"Many elements of a final agreement have been (...)
Thousands of protesters in the Serbian capital of Belgrade gathered Friday for a massive anti-government demonstration against President Aleksandar Vucic, following months of unrest over alleged government negligence.
The Students in Blockade (...)
Once again, all eyes are on Riyadh as frenetic diplomatic efforts unfold to bring warring parties to the negotiating table. These efforts aim to prevent the Ukrainian crisis from escalating into a NATO-led conflict against Russia — an outcome that (...)
A dissident faction of the main political party in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray has seized control of key offices and a radio station in the regional capital, Mekelle, amid growing fears of a fresh conflict.
It follows a deepening power (...)
Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear program, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community.
The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb.
And the (...)
Ineos Automotive, the vehicle maker owned by multi-billionaire businessman and Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has recalled more than 7,000 of its sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the US.
The recall centers on latches that may not (...)
Defense ministers from Europe's five largest military nations—France, Germany, Britain, Italy, and Poland—met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss a new security framework for Ukraine in response to the US-Russia rapprochement.
French Defence Minister (...)
The number of reported victims of sexual violence on public transport hit a record high in France last year, a report has revealed.
The study, which was published by the National Observatory on Violence Against Women on Monday, found that the annual (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron is spearheading an accelerating effort to reshape European security. He is taking the initiative just as the European Commission agrees on an €800bn plan to bolster European defense sovereignty in response to the (...)
Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died after a lifelong battle with a rare genetic disorder known as POLG mitochondrial disease.
He passed away on March 1 in Paris, his family announced on the website of the POLG Foundation, which Frederik started (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism ahead of the U.S.-Ukraine talks set to take place in Jeddah on Tuesday, stating, "We are optimistic about tomorrow's meeting and grateful to Saudi Arabia for hosting the conference."
Rubio and (...)
PARIS — Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al-Muqrin handed over her credentials as a non-resident ambassador to the Principality of Andorra to French President and the Co-Prince of Andorra Emmanuel Macron in a ceremony (...)
France formally began its military withdrawal from Senegal on Friday, transferring control of two key facilities to the West African nation as part of a broader shift in its regional strategy.
"The French side handed over to the Senegalese side the (...)
