Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries.

The deliberate targeting of Palestinian children is central to a United Nations-mandated report’s conclusion that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The commission argues that children have not only been victims of the war, but have been targeted …

The Strait of Hormuz has reopened under a fragile United States-Iran deal, but it remains under close watch after maritime authorities warned of suspected and confirmed mines in the area. Former French Navy Admiral Éric Lavault – who headed France’s m…

France must step up efforts to prevent human trafficking and improve support for victims, particularly children and young people, the Council of Europe has said, warning that weaknesses in the country’s child protection system continue to leave minors…

Temperatures are expected to fall in France from Thursday evening after another day of extreme heat that put 72 of mainland France’s 96 departments on red alert, affecting more than 50 million people.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the French seaside resort of Antibes, as the two leaders try to smooth over a relationship that has often been marked by tension, rivalry and political differences.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend a major conference on rebuilding Ukraine being held in Poland this week, as a dispute between the two countries over Second World War remembrance threatens to overshadow talks. 

Ten years after Britons voted to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom is more divided, less economically dynamic and no more influential on the global stage than Brexit supporters once promised. But for the EU, the consequences of the its depa…