Unlikely apprentice: Obama coaches Trump to be world leader
By JOSH LEDERMAN It’s the last thing President Barack Obama ever expected he’d be doing in his final months in office: Coaching Donald Trump on how to be a world…
France government
France seeks war crimes probe of Russian actions in Syria
France’s foreign minister is calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia for possible war crimes in Syria. Jean-Marc Ayrault told France-Inter radio Monday that “France intends to get…
Chilling details of France church attack as hostage speaks
By SYLVIE CORBET More horrifying details emerged Wednesday about an attack on a French village church even as the country’s main religious leaders sent a message of unity and solidarity…
Islamic State group claims attack that killed priest
By ELAINE GANLEY and ALEX TURNBULL Two attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass on Tuesday near the city of Rouen, killing an 86-year-old priest by slitting…
France reels as Bastille Day truck attack kills 84 in Nice
By PHILIPPE SOTTO, RAPHEL SATTER, JAMEY KEATEN and LORI HINNANT A Tunisian living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing at least…
EU to Britain: No access to single market without migration
By ANGELA CHARLTON and LORNE COOK European Union leaders spelled out stark conditions for a new relationship with a departing Britain on Wednesday, warning that if British business wants to…
Poland wants to lead group to reboot EU
The Latest on Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union (all times local): 4 p.m. Poland’s Foreign Minister says that his government wants to lead an informal group of…
Islamic State’s lasting grip is a new hurdle for Europe, US
By LORI HINNANT The girl, speaking in the lilting accent of southern France, appeared in government ads describing how she was recruited by Islamic State extremists during her quest for…