Europe

Macron and France brace for stormy January

by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Addressing the nation on New Year's Eve, French President Emmanuel Macron…

Fears for French baguettes as power prices burn bakers

by Adam PLOWRIGHT -- Recently described as "250 grams of magic and perfection" by President Emmanuel Macron, the French baguette…

Russia says toll from Ukraine strike rises to 89

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The toll from a Ukrainian New Year strike in Makiivka has risen to 89, Moscow said…

Why China’s Covid wave is stirring fear

by Laurie CHEN Agence France-Press BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline…

Russia says scores of soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike

by Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia on Monday said more than 60 soldiers were killed in…

New air attacks on Kyiv after Russia’s New Year assaults

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- A fresh aerial strike targeted Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, after a New Year's…

More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge

Beijing, China (AFP) Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over…

Russia’s New Year raids on Ukraine kill three, wound dozens

  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Russia's New Year assault on Ukraine left three people dead and wounded another 50 as Moscow…

Bulgaria moves to replace Russia nuclear fuel supplies

Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant signed a nuclear fuel supply deal with a French firm on Friday in efforts to…

2022 set to be UK’s hottest year on record

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - British experts on Wednesday said 2022 was set to be the UK's warmest on record after…

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