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.Â
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.