June 22, 2020 Fête de la Musique brings crowds out in Paris with little concern for coronavirus Revelers in Paris celebrated the city’s annual Fête de la Musique on Sunday and there were widespread reports of the attendees doing very little to assure social distancing during the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
June 19, 2020 International nuclear watchdog puts pressure on Iran to cooperate, 'immediately comply' with safeguards The United Nations international nuclear watchdog announced Friday that they have “serious concern[s]” regarding Iran’s inability to comply with contractual safeguard obligations.
June 19, 2020 Victor Davis Hanson: Seattle's CHOP and the radical left – Here's how cultural revolutions die, or not Unlike coups or political revolutions, cultural revolutions don't just change governments or leaders. Instead, they try to redefine entire societies.
June 16, 2020 France reverses chokehold ban after police pushback France reversed a recent ban on chokeholds after police officers took to the streets to protest the new measure, arguing it would put their lives at risk.
June 16, 2020 Olympic climbing hopeful, 16, dies after fall from cliff in France A teenage French climber with Olympic aspirations died after a harrowing fall, officials announced Monday.
June 14, 2020 Statue of Italy journalist defaced amid wave of anti-racist demonstrations across much of Europe Protesters in Italy have defaced the statue of a famous journalist, covering it in red paint and scrawling the words “racist” and “rapist,” in reference to his admission that he had had 12-year-old Eritrean bride while stationed in the Italian colony in the 1930s.
June 14, 2020 French President Macron refuses to 'erase' history by removing colonial-era statues Macron has tried to support efforts to combat racism even as he refuses to cave to key demands.
June 12, 2020 French police throw down handcuffs, 'insulted' after being accused of brutality, racism French police officers threw their handcuffs onto the ground in a show of solidarity Thursday after feeling "insulted" by claims that France tolerates racism and police brutality.
June 8, 2020 France says its police are now 'forbidden' from using chokeholds during arrests France’s top security official announced Monday that “it will be now forbidden” for the country’s police officers to “push on the back of the neck or the neck" during arrests.
