France's parliament overwhelmingly backed a new law Wednesday to clean up politics, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron following a string of scandals. A total of 412 lawmakers backed the bill, against 74 with 62 abstentions. The law, which follows a string of scandals in...

A Spanish ship with three Libyan migrants onboard was finally allowed Wednesday to dock in Sicily after a diplomatic spat between Italy and Malta left it in limbo. The Golfo Azzurro, chartered by Spain's Proactiva Open Arms NGO, had rescued the migrants on Sunday in an operation normally...

German prosecutors say they've arrested a 29-year-old Syrian man on allegations he committed war crimes as a member of Daesh (ISIS) in his home country. The federal prosecutor's office said Wednesday that Fares A. B., whose last name wasn't released in line with privacy laws, is also accused...

French police launched a manhunt on Wednesday after a car rammed into soldiers near their barracks outside Paris, injuring six people, two of them seriously. Police were scrambling to track down the vehicle, which took off after the incident described by local mayor Patrick Balkany as...