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France October 30, 2020

New arrest after France church attack, security tightened

A new suspect is in custody Friday in the investigation into a gruesome attack by a Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church, as France heightened its security alert amid religious and geopolitical tensions around cartoons mocking the Muslim prophet.

France October 29, 2020

Macron declares France 'under attack' after church beheading, bolsters security at schools, religious sites

At least three people were killed and several were wounded on Thursday following a knife attack at a church in the French city of Nice.

France October 26, 2020

Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified.

France October 25, 2020

France pulls ambassador to Turkey after Erdogan calls for mental health check for Macron

France recalled its ambassador to Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said French President Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health evaluation amid a government crackdown on Islamic extremism in response to the beheading of a schoolteacher near Paris.

Emmanuel Macron October 18, 2020

France moves to expel 231 radicalized foreigners after assassination of teacher

The move to expel radicalized individuals has already led to 11 arrests, including the half sister of anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard.

CONFLICTS September 18, 2020

Turkey's confrontational foreign policy challenges Greece, European Union amid rising maritime tensions

NATO members Greece and Turkey have ratcheted up tensions in recent weeks over access to natural resources in the Mediterranean, causing yet another fracture in the western military alliance.

Russia September 15, 2020

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny shares picture from hospital bed after suspected poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but alert and saying that he was happy to be breathing on his own finally after being poisoned with a nerve agent.

France August 22, 2020

Vandals desecrate French village WWII memorial to victims of Nazi massacre

Vandals desecrated a sacred memorial to the victims of the deadliest World War II massacre in Nazi-occupied France.

Russia August 20, 2020

France offers to help Alexei Navalny after alleged poisoning as world leaders react

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his country's help to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following his alleged poisoning, while other world leaders reacted to the sudden illness of the vocal foe of President Vladimir Putin.

Lebanon August 13, 2020

Macron warns Iran not to ‘interfere’ in Lebanese government shakeup

Lebanon's Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, and his entire cabinet resigned earlier this week as reports surfaced that officials had been aware for years of the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port, which caught fire and triggered the deadly explosion. 

Lebanon August 9, 2020

Beirut cop killed in anti-government clashes as Macron calls on world to help

A police officer was killed Saturday as thousands of protesters in Beirut stormed government buildings and called for an uprising days after a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital’s port left at least 158 dead and some 6,000 wounded.