In France, Street Names Carry a Colonial Burden
Throughout France, long-dead slave traders live on in French port cities like Nantes, Bordeaux and La Rochelle, where streets bear...
COVID-19 Reshapes UN Security Council Election
The U.N. General Assembly will hold its first major vote Wednesday since the coronavirus pandemic forced United Nations headquarters to...
Central Europe Bracing for Economic Turbulence
Central European governments were among the first to impose lockdowns and have been in the forefront of nations easing coronavirus...
Spain Grants Few Asylum Requests, Yet Many Arrive Illegally Anyway
During Europe’s migrant crisis of 2015, European Union member states promised to accept 160,000 asylum seekers in two years, of...
European Markets Pick Up Baton from Asia as Big Rally Spreads
Tuesday’s big rally in Asia carried over into Europe as investors cheered new moves by central banks in the United...
Turkey Makes Masks Compulsory in 42 Provinces After COVID Uptick
Turkey has made the wearing of face masks mandatory in five more provinces, following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Health...
Oxford ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ Protests Reignited as Racial Tensions Rise in Britain
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests that have erupted across the world in recent weeks have reinvigorated demands in Europe for...
France Swaps Chokehold for Stun Guns After Police Potests
Less than a week after France banned police chokeholds, the government responded to growing officer discontent by announcing it would...
Racism in US to Be Given Full Airing at UN Human Rights Council
Delegates attending the 43rd session of the U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate Wednesday on alleged systemic...
Russia Expels 2 Czech Diplomats in Quid Pro Quo Move
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday ordered two Czech diplomats to leave the country in a quid pro quo response to...
What Virus? Parisians Pack Cafes as City Gets its Magic Back
Paris is rediscovering its joie de vivre, as cafes and restaurants reopen for the first time since the fast-spreading coronavirus...
Toys, Books And Clothes: Stores Reopen Doors Across England
The hand sanitizing stations are ready, the social distance markings in place. After a three-month shutdown under coronavirus restrictions, London’s...
Russia Sentences Former US Marine to 16 Years in Prison
A Russian court Monday sentenced a former U.S. marine to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. Paul Whelan, 50, was...
Resurgence of Coronavirus Infections Sends Global Markets Plummeting
Asian markets plummeted Monday due to growing fears that a second wave of coronavirus cases will prompt a new round...
Britain Battles over History
The statue of Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square is now boarded up. In the Dorset town of...
European Countries Reopening Borders
Monday sees more reopenings in France, Britain, Greece and other locations, while China is reimposing some coronavirus restrictions after dozens of new cases in Beijing. Restaurant owners in...
Racism, Conflict, Country Violations Top UN Rights Council Agenda
During the coming week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will be faced with many important issues left hanging when its...
Yankee Go Home: What Does Moving Troops out of Germany Mean?
After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its...
Europe Reopens Many Borders But Not to Americans, Asians
Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three...
Thousands of African Migrants Prepare for Sea Crossings to Europe
Ports remain closed in Italy, but the end of lockdown measures, combined with favorable weather conditions, have authorities concerned that...
Ukraine Alleges $5M Bribe Over Burisma, No Biden Link
Ukrainian officials on Saturday said they were offered $5 million in bribes to end a probe into energy company Burisma’s...
Poland and U.S. Deny that Fort Trump Proposal is Bogged Down
Some members of Poland’s government on Friday denied a Reuters report saying talks over a U.S.-Polish defense deal known as...
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