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French Strikes Rumble On as PM Vows to ‘Go to End’

French Strikes Rumble On as PM Vows to ‘Go to End’

Paris commuters battled to reach work again on Monday as a 40-day-old strike dragged on and France’s premier vowed “to...

While Shuttered at Home, China Exploits Social Media Abroad

While Shuttered at Home, China Exploits Social Media Abroad

China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that...

WikiLeaks’ Assange in UK Court Fighting Extradition to USA

WikiLeaks’ Assange in UK Court Fighting Extradition to USA

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States...

William, Harry Issue Statement Amid UK Royal Family Rift

William, Harry Issue Statement Amid UK Royal Family Rift

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is set to hold face-to-face talks Monday with Prince Harry for the first time since he...

Pope Benedict XVI Breaks Silence to Reaffirm Priest Celibacy

Pope Benedict XVI Breaks Silence to Reaffirm Priest Celibacy

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence to reaffirm the value of priestly celibacy, co-authoring a bombshell book at...

British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims

British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims

Britain’s ambassador to Tehran has said he was detained briefly by Iranian authorities as he attended a vigil for the...

Iranians Protest Military’s Role in Downing Ukrainian Airliner

Iranians Protest Military’s Role in Downing Ukrainian Airliner

Hundreds of people protested in several cities around Iran on Saturday after the military admitted to mistakenly shooting down a...

Lawmaker, Son of Ex-President, to Be Malta’s Next Premier

Lawmaker, Son of Ex-President, to Be Malta’s Next Premier

A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta’s president has been chosen to be the country’s prime minister. The count on...

Reaction Swift, Stern to Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner

Reaction Swift, Stern to Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner

In the face of mounting evidence, Iran acknowledged Saturday that it had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner by accident this...

AP Analysis: New Questions Arise as Iran Says It Downed Plane

AP Analysis: New Questions Arise as Iran Says It Downed Plane

Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people, raises new challenges for the Islamic Republic both...

Eleven Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Turkey 

Eleven Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Turkey 

Eleven migrants, including eight children, died Saturday when their vessel sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey,...

Another Royal Mess in Real Life Saga of ‘The Crown’

Another Royal Mess in Real Life Saga of ‘The Crown’

Britain’s so-called “red-top” tabloid newspapers lost no time pivoting this week from the prospect of war in the Middle East...

French PM Open to Scrapping Raising Retirement Age to 64

French PM Open to Scrapping Raising Retirement Age to 64

The French prime minister informed the unions behind a crippling railway strike over pension reform Saturday that he is open...

German and Russian Leaders Meet to Discuss Mideast Tensions

German and Russian Leaders Meet to Discuss Mideast Tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Moscow on Saturday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in...

Italy Tries Again to Broker Truce in Libyan Fighting

Italy Tries Again to Broker Truce in Libyan Fighting

Italy’s premier was to meet with the U.N.-recognized Libyan prime minister on Saturday, days after Italy botched an attempt to...

EU Reaffirms Support for Iran Deal, Warns Against Regional Conflict

EU Reaffirms Support for Iran Deal, Warns Against Regional Conflict

European Union foreign ministers Friday called for an urgent de-escalation of spiraling violence in the Middle East and Libya, saying...

Iran Crash, Missile Claims Put Ukraine President in Bind 

Iran Crash, Missile Claims Put Ukraine President in Bind 

As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week,...

Turkish, Greek Diplomats Meet Amid Rising Tensions

Turkish, Greek Diplomats Meet Amid Rising Tensions

Turkish and Greek diplomats met Friday in a bid to defuse rising bilateral tensions over control of the eastern Mediterranean...

US Warship Faces Aggressive Moves by Russia Ship in Mideast

US Warship Faces Aggressive Moves by Russia Ship in Mideast

An American warship was “aggressively approached” by a Russian Navy ship in the North Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy said...

France Rejects 11-Month Deadline UK Sets on EU Trade Talks

France Rejects 11-Month Deadline UK Sets on EU Trade Talks

France made it clear Friday that it does not want to be shackled to the tight deadline British Prime Minister...

Harry, Meghan Seek Financial Independence: Will That Work?

Harry, Meghan Seek Financial Independence: Will That Work?

As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, declared...

Moscow is a Christmas Wonderland, Minus the Snow

Moscow is a Christmas Wonderland, Minus the Snow

In Moscow, a New Year season without snow is spurring an all out effort by authorities to promote holiday cheer,...