Spain's justice ministry said Wednesday it had ordered more than 600 municipalities across the country to remove symbols honouring the dictatorship of dictator Francisco Franco which are still on display in public spaces. A so-called "Historical Memory" law approved in 2007 requires the...

The woman suspected of setting fire to a Paris apartment building in which 10 people died had only just been released from a psychiatric ward, sources close to the investigation said Wednesday. The woman in her 40s, who lived in the building, is understood to have been treated a dozen times...

Qatar on Wednesday took delivery of the first of 36 Rafale multi-purpose jet fighters it has ordered from French manufacturer Dassault. The hand-over ceremony in Merignac, southwestern France, where the planes are built, was attended by Qatar Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah...

Both sides in the US-China trade negotiations are making a "big commitment" to reach an agreement by the March 1 deadline, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day truce in the ongoing trade war, but US...