By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French yellow vest protesters set small fires as they marched through Paris on Saturday to drive home their latest message to the government: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn’t the only problem the nation needs to solve. Police repeatedly fired tear gas on stone-throwing protesters…
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press The world reacted with shock and prayers to the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, united in grief and in solidarity with the people of France. As the flames tore through the 12th-century cathedral, Spain’s prime minister offered France the help of his country in the recovery.…
Paris (AP) A police document shows the suspect in a Paris apartment building fire that killed 10 people was detained after she allegedly tried to torch a car nearby. The police document obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday states officers responding to a trash can fire early Tuesday spotted the woman with her hand…
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says that two people have been killed and up to eight wounded in a shooting near Strasbourg’s Christmas market. Christophe Castaner told reporters that several of the wounded are in critical condition. He said that the gunman, who is still at large, has been identified and he has a…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain the demonstrations, including…
By JOHN LEICESTER, RAF CASERT and LORI HINNANT , Associated Press PARIS (AP) — World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the globe’s…
PARIS (AP) — French investigators on Friday detained for questioning one of President Emmanuel Macron’s top security aides who was caught on camera beating a protester in May, sparking a major political crisis for the French leader. The presidential Elysee Palace said Friday it’s now taking steps to fire Alexandre Benalla, who was identified earlier…
BRUSSELS (AP) – Officials are taking to Twitter to mark the capture of Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam in Brussels. Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition, tweeted, “Congratulations to Belgium authorities on capture of ISIL terrorist Saleh Abdeslam. We will never forget his and all ISIL victims.” In Belgium, migration state…
Senior Associate Editor at The Atlantic Russell Berman joins John Carney to discuss Syrian refugees and the future of their migration to the U.S.
