France
France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media
President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.
French lawmakers back EU terror listing for Muslim Brotherhood despite heated debate
French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean
France's Law Committee adopts controversial bill to combat 'renewed forms of antisemitism'
Manufacturing extremism in the West: the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion
From Europe to America, the Muslim Brotherhood exploits legal freedoms to construct influence networks.
New York, Berlin, London ramp up Hanukkah security after Bondi Beach shootings
Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.
A Monet walk through Paris: Seeing the city as the artist did
Monet is still gently celebrated across France each autumn through museum tributes, Impressionist displays, and a renewed reverence for the light and landscapes that shaped his art.
Europeans discuss Ukraine with Trump at 'critical moment' for peace
The three countries, along with other European partners and Ukraine, have been working frantically in the last few weeks to refine the original US-backed peace proposal.
How Europe turned Jewish visibility into a thought crime - comment
The message is simple, and very old: if you are visibly Jewish, if you defend Israel, if you challenge the narrative that paints Hamas as “freedom fighters,” you are the problem.
Ancient piggy bank: Excavation in France reveals 40,000 Roman coins from 1,700 years ago
The experts who analysed the coins believe, based on the dates on the coins, that the discovery unburied a treasure which was buried between A.D. 280 and 310.
The next miracle: Can Israel bring in 1 million new immigrants from the West? - opinion
Will Israel, this time, succeed in becoming a country that attracts immigration from affluent nations?
France investigates reports of drones over nuclear sub base
The Ile Longue base in northwest France houses nuclear-powered submarines, according to the navy's website. Each is equipped with 16 ballistic missiles carrying several nuclear warheads.
France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP
France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the number of children per woman has fallen and retiree numbers climb.
Snail heist leaves French farm shell shocked at disappearance of €90,000 stock
L'Escargot Des Grands Crus, located near Reims, said the theft was a "real blow" ahead of the Christmas season, when snail is often consumed as a luxury treat.
