(AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron was under fire from the French left on Friday for handing billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the country’s highest order of merit. Critics said the award showed Macron really was “the president of the rich”…
By Carole SuhasAgence France-Presse (AFP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged a 16-year-old boy with murder over the fatal stabbing of his Spanish teacher during class earlier this week in southwest France, his lawyer said. The teenager reported a “little voice”…
By James PhebyAgence France-Presse (AFP) — UK nurses on Thursday staged an unprecedented one-day strike in a fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings patients could be put at risk. Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College…
(AFP) — German police on Thursday arrested a woman accused of being the ringleader of a far-right anti-lockdown group that planned to kidnap the health minister. The plot was uncovered earlier this year, when police arrested four men accused of…
By Jitendra Joshi / Phil HazlewoodAgence France-Presse (AFP) — Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a historic state funeral attended by world leaders, before a last ceremonial journey through London streets packed with sorrowful mourners. Huge crowds gathered…
By Alice Ritchie with Anna Malpas in EdinburghAgence France-Presse (AFP) — King Charles III made his first address to the British parliament on Monday before heading to Scotland, where crowds of mourners massed for a chance to pay their respects…
By: Thomas I. LiknessEagle News Service (Eagle News) — Royal visits by Queen Elizabeth II always drew big crowds. People would line the streets for hours just to catch a glimpse of Her Majesty. Queen Elizabeth II had a bond…
(AFP) — Firefighters were battling strong winds Monday as a huge forest fire burnt out of control in southeastern Spain while another blaze in the north was stabilised, officials said Saturday. Both fires broke out late Saturday, with more than…
(AFP) — Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew fresh criticism Monday over his handling of multiple crises afflicting Britain, after taking a second summer holiday just weeks before he leaves office. The main opposition Labour party accused Johnson, who is…
By Daniel Aronssohn / Dave ClarkAgence France-Presse (AFP) — The European Union agreed a plan to reduce gas consumption on Tuesday, an act of solidarity with Germany and a response to Russia’s manipulation of supplies as an economic weapon. The…
