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Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire won in the Paris mayoral race on Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital's mayor. Gregoire claimed victory after estimates based on partial results placed him well ahead of conservative rival Rachida Dati, who acknowledged defeat. He said the French capital would resist the right and far right

Crowds of protesters took to the streets of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday to decry efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol.    The capital's governor last week banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants and bars across the city. They have been given three months to comply with the order.  Authorities said

US President Donald Trump announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be sent to US airports on Monday to assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff. "On ‌Monday, ICE will be going to ‌airports to help our wonderful ‌TSA ​Agents who have stayed on the job," ​Trump wrote in a Truth Social post ⁠on

Israeli settlers have carried out more violent attacks on Palestinian areas in the West Bank on Saturday, burning buildings, homes and vehicles, and beating and pepper spraying Palestinians attempting to stop them. The attacks are just the latest by settlers, and came on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim festival

Until the evening of March 2, the exact position of the Russian gas tanker Arctic Metagaz was known — it was located east of the European island state of Malta. But a few hours later, the ship's tracking system stopped working. According to the Russian Transport Ministry, the tanker was attacked by Ukrainian drones launched

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Razed forests, collapsing fisheries and vanishing pollinators rarely register as national security threats. Yet recognition is growing that nature loss poses serious risks to political stability.  "Nature is a foundation of national security," authors from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) wrote in a recent assessment that draws a direct line between

Commercial vessels in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Israel launched more strikes on Tehran Monday as Iran warned it could start striking power plants in the Gulf region. The

Loading... The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum, as the administration moves to scale up its detention footprint to fuel its campaign to arrest, detain and deport the largest number of immigrants in modern U.S. history. Flush with new cash —

The sun rises over the Washington Monument and blooming cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on March 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The cherry blossoms' peak bloom in Washington, D.C., is approaching, with their presence painting the Tidal Basin in shades of pink and white.