In today's interconnected world, the concept of soft power has become increasingly crucial in shaping global relations and influence. Defined as the ability to attract and co-opt rather than coerce, soft power is a nation's ability to wield (...)
France has initiated a major operation in New Caledonia involving more than 600 gendarmes to address recent disturbances caused by local protests against a new voting rights law, as announced by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
The (...)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Western countries of exploiting the "myth" of a Russian threat to escalate an arms race and form a "European military alliance with a nuclear component."
Speaking at a meeting in Moscow, Lavrov (...)
New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, experienced a tense calm on Friday amid ongoing unrest that prompted France to declare a state of emergency earlier in the week.
The South Pacific island has been in the grips of disturbances for five (...)
French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen.
The man was reportedly armed with a knife and an iron bar and when he went towards the police, an officer shot him.
Rouen Mayor Nicolas (...)
LYON — Saudi Arabia has officially joined the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, marking a significant step in the Kingdom's health and cancer research initiatives. The (...)
When are reports of a weeping statue fake news? How credible is the claim that a holy relic led to a miraculous healing? And how should a divine apparition be confirmed?
These are the themes addressed in the Vatican's new guidelines on supernatural (...)
A pivotal seminar titled "French Saudi Rail & Mobility Days," organized by Business France in collaboration with the French Embassy, took place on Wednesday in Riyadh.
The event marked a significant moment in Franco-Saudi collaboration in the (...)
At least two people have been killed and hundreds injured in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia as riots continue in response to the French parliament giving French residents there more voting rights.
Protests over the issue first erupted into (...)
Georgia's Prime Minister has said the passage of a controversial foreign influence bill, which has sparked mass protests around the country, "creates strong guarantees of long-term peace and tranquility" in the country.
Irakli Kobakhidze said the (...)
Lagging in the polls for the upcoming EU elections, the French right-wing candidate Francois-Xavier Bellamy is desperate to boost his campaign.
Announcing the French Republican party's (Les Républicains) program on Tuesday in Paris, the MEP has (...)
An "unprecedented" manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush.
Mohamed Amra, known as "The Fly", was being taken back to jail from a court in Normandy on Tuesday when a car rammed his prison van at a (...)
The Socialists of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have won Catalonia's regional election as pro-independence parties lost ground.
The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), under former Spanish health minister Salvador Illa, made substantial gains to (...)
Pro-Palestinian protests continue across Europe, denouncing Israel's attacks on Gaza with significant gatherings in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands.
In Madrid, thousands marched, responding to calls from (...)
The annual Red Square military parade felt different this time round.
And not just because of the spring snowstorm.
There were 9,000 people marching across the square. Sounds a lot. But in previous years – before Russia's invasion of Ukraine – the (...)
The red flags start at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport and run all the way along the motorway into the center of Serbia's capital.
This is Serbia's way of showing that it is proud of its "ironclad friendship" with China – and welcoming Xi Jinping to (...)
China's President Xi Jinping has said his country is willing to work with France toward a global "cessation of war" during the upcoming Paris Olympics.
At a press conference in Paris, Xi said China has been playing an "active role in achieving (...)
Law enforcement on Tuesday morning conducted searches in the Brussels offices of Maximilian Krah, the far-right MEP whose assistant has been arrested for allegedly spying for China.
"The European Parliament has given its consent to enter the (...)
The Embassy of France in Saudi Arabia has announced the introduction of a service for Saudi citizens to enter VFS centers without a prior appointment, starting Tuesday, March 7.
The embassy said Saudi citizens can benefit from this service offered (...)
China launched an uncrewed lunar mission Friday that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially major step forward for the country's ambitious space program.
The Chang'e-6 probe – China's most (...)
Russian troops have been deployed to an airbase in Niger where American soldiers are located, US officials say.
The move comes after Niger's military rulers ordered the US to withdraw troops who had been countering Islamic insurgents in the (...)
A plan to draft new Irish legislation which would redesignate the UK as a "safe country" to which asylum seekers can be returned has been approved.
Irish government ministers collectively approved the plan brought to Cabinet by Justice Minister (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah met with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné at the ministry's headquarters in the Al-Bujairi neighborhood in Diriyah, Riyadh on Tuesday.
Speaking on the (...)
Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University have escalated their protest over the war in Gaza by occupying an academic building.
Activists at the university in New York City seized Hamilton Hall early on Tuesday, barricading (...)
RIYADH — The coordination meeting of the Arab and European countries to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip, which concluded in Riyadh on Monday, called for the establishment of a single Palestinian government in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, (...)