A resident runs on the snow-covered bridge of Grenelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower seen in the background, on January 18, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) PARIS, France–The Eiffel Tower in Paris welcomed 6.3 million visitors last year, its management company said Friday, more...
WASHINGTON, United States– The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal. "I am more confident than ever now that our next mission will be successful and...
BEIJING, China - China called for an end to "harassment" of civilian vessels in the Red Sea on Friday after attacks on ships by Huthi rebels in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Huthi aggression against vessels in and around the Red Sea has led to retaliatory strikes in Yemen by US...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand has discovered nearly 15 million tonnes of lithium deposits, a government spokesman said Friday, a boost for the kingdom's goal of becoming a regional hub for electric vehicle production. The find means Thailand has the third largest lithium resources, behind...
PARIS, France - Ukraine warned Thursday that its army faces a "very real and pressing" ammunition shortage in its war against Russia, as Western allies agreed new artillery supplies. A new 23-nation effort was agreed at a meeting in Paris as Russia claimed its forces had taken a village near...
HOUSTON, United States - A damning Justice Department report on Thursday cited "critical failures" by Texas law enforcement who waited until 21 people had been killed by a mass shooter at a school before finally intervening. Nineteen young children and two teachers were killed when a teenage...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexico and Chile on Thursday joined calls for an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Israel-Hamas war that has left thousands of people dead. The referral "is due to the growing concern over the latest escalation of violence, particularly...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States launched fresh strikes against Yemen's Huthis on Thursday and President Joe Biden signaled they would keep going until the Iranian-backed rebels stop targeting ships in the Red Sea. The latest US attacks hit two anti-ship missiles that the Huthis...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden said Thursday that US and British military strikes against Yemen's Huthis would continue, because the Iran-backed rebels were still attacking shipping in the Red Sea. "When you say 'working, are they stopping the Huthi?' No. Are they going to...
MADRID, Spain - Israel has broken international law with its "relentless" bombardment of Gaza that has levelled neighbourhoods and killed thousands of Palestinians, a UN rights expert said Thursday. The comments by Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer who is the UN special rapporteur on the...
BANGKOK, Thailand– A Thai man was given a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for criticising the monarchy -- the longest jail term ever handed down under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws, a legal rights group said. The record-breaking sentence comes after several years in which...
PARIS, France– France's far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Thursday rejected accusations in a television report that he used an anonymous Twitter account to share racist messages when he was a local elected official. The allegations against the 28-year-old president of the National...
