French President Emmanuel Macron

Russia, Ukraine set for face-to-face peace talks

by Danny KEMP Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon…

World urged to move on ‘climate emergency’ after pandemic

by Jitendra JOSHI and Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Nations on Saturday…

French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger

by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French…

Russia holds grand WWII parade ahead of vote on Putin reforms

by Jonathan BROWN Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Columns of tanks and troops will parade through Red Square on…

Slovaks vote for president with outsider tipped to win

by Laszlo Juhasz / with Anna Maria Jakubek in Warsaw Agence France-Presse BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) - Slovaks vote for a…

Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ to seal govt deal

by Deborah COLE and Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was prepared…

Fear and diplomacy fuel Qatar’s military spending

by David Harding Agence France-Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) - Since the Qatar diplomatic crisis started, one response by the emirate has become…

Protesting French prison guards reject government proposals

by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French prison guards pushed ahead with work stoppages and pickets Friday after…

World powers meet to pressure Syria on chemical attacks

by Valérie Leroux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Diplomats from 29 countries including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet in…

Lebanon’s Hariri says he’s on way to Riyadh airport: Tweet

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is expected to fly to Paris, said late Friday he was on…

Macron faces rights test as Egypt’s Sisi visits Paris

by Cécile Feuillatre Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Paris on…

‘Potentially catastrophic’ Maria eyes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

ST JOHN ISLAND, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Maria closed in on the US Virgin Islands late Tuesday as the US National…

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