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French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, but on being searched was found not to be carrying any explosives. Some of the world's ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports ... the Socialist mayor of St.-Ouen, a Paris suburb that will host the ... Read More

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investiga ... Read More

Glistening buildings, crisp bed sheets and security worries: Inside Paris’ Olympic prep

Paris 2024 will be the first post-coronavirus lockdown ... told NBC News during a tour this week of the athletes village in the northern Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. “The world needs ... Read More

The new geography of Paris

Under a plan first hatched in 2007, tunnels are still being dug to create a giant loop of 200km of new driverless Metro lines and 68 new stations, known as the Grand Paris Express. When finished ... Read More

Haitians Seek to Flee Gang-Fueled Anarchy as Neighbors Boost Militaries

Haitians who can are trying to flee the country. Violent gangs have taken over much of the capital, killed thousands, and forced millions into acute hunger. "Every day is a matter of life or death ... Read More

New Book ‘Audrey Hepburn in Paris’ Tells the Story of Her Style Evolution & More

Their story weaves through the new book “Audrey Hepburn in Paris,” coauthored by Hepburn’s youngest son Luca Dotti and Meghan Friedlander, the creator of the Rare Audrey Hepburn blog ... Read More

Fight Back or Flee? Myanmar Draft Forces Hard Choices on Youth

Fight Back or Flee? Myanmar Draft Forces Hard Choices on ... The double whammy of the coup and the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to work a salesgirl. Then some weeks ago she joined the Bamar ... Read More

World News

Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of St.-Ouen, a Paris suburb that will host the ... which resembled a banned Nazi logo in the uniform’s new lettering. Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games ... Read More

How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Scientists warn the willful blindness over coronavirus’ origins leaves the world vulnerable to another outbreak. Read More

WORLD NEWS

A young man from South Korea has been handed a 14-month prison sentence for the brutal killing of 76 cats, marking a disturbing case of animal cruelty in the nation. The individual, in his 20s ... Read More