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France, Germany criticize US for trying to lead WHO discussions despite withdrawal

August 8, 2020

France, Germany criticize US for trying to lead WHO discussions despite withdrawal

At least three officials spoke of frustrations, which were later confirmed by each country's health ministry.

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

August 8, 2020

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.

Armed man with ties to radical Islam takes hostages at French bank for six hours, police say

August 6, 2020

Armed man with ties to radical Islam takes hostages at French bank for six hours, police say

A man who authorities believe has ties to radical Islam entered a bank armed with a revolver and took at least six people hostage.

Where is Jean Luc Brunel, the mysterious French modeling agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking ring?

August 6, 2020

Where is Jean Luc Brunel, the mysterious French modeling agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking ring?

For the many women who allege to have been abused by the famed French modeling agent and Jeffrey Epstein associate, Jean Luc Brunel, justice has been non-existent.

Beirut explosion: France's Macron promises foreign aid won't fall into 'corrupt hands' as outrage mounts over negligent Lebanon 'regime'

August 6, 2020

Beirut explosion: France's Macron promises foreign aid won't fall into 'corrupt hands' as outrage mounts over negligent Lebanon 'regime'

As outraged protesters gathered in central Beirut on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron assured that foreign aid dollars would not fall into corrupt hands on the second day since a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital, leaving so far at least 157 dead and 5,000 injured.

French man beaten up with bats for asking laundromat patron to wear coronavirus face mask: Report

August 4, 2020

French man beaten up with bats for asking laundromat patron to wear coronavirus face mask: Report

A French man said he was attacked with baseball bats at a laundromat last week after he asked someone to wear a coronavirus protective face mask, according to a Tuesday report.

French site where Vincent Van Gogh created his last painting may have been revealed

July 29, 2020

French site where Vincent Van Gogh created his last painting may have been revealed

The exact location where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his last work has been pinpointed after being hidden in plain view for years among a tangle of roots next to a rural lane near Paris. Experts say the discovery sheds new light on the anguished painter’s mental state on the day he is widely believed to have fatally shot himself.

British family on vacation finds migrants hiding in their car's rooftop cargo box

July 29, 2020

British family on vacation finds migrants hiding in their car's rooftop cargo box

A vacationing British family got the shock of a lifetime when they found two young migrants hiding in a storage box atop their car, shocking video shows.

Brooklyn man admits to stabbing, dismembering French wife in Mediterranean vacation home: prosecutor

July 27, 2020

Brooklyn man admits to stabbing, dismembering French wife in Mediterranean vacation home: prosecutor

An American man has been charged with murder after allegedly admitting to fatally stabbing and dismembering his French wife in their Mediterranean coastal vacation home before the couple was scheduled to return to Indonesia where they lived and worked.

Rwanda refugee charged in arson attack on 15th-century French cathedral

July 26, 2020

Rwanda refugee charged in arson attack on 15th-century French cathedral

A Rwandan refugee and church volunteer admitted to setting three fires in an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral in western France earlier this month, his lawyer confirmed.