French authorities Wednesday set up portable toilets and water taps on a road near the northern port of Calais after losing a challenge to a court order to provide sanitation for migrants. Ten portable toilets and a bank of five taps were installed outside a centre run by the charity Secours...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korea's leader for backing off on plans to fire missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. Trump said in a tweet that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "made a very wise and reasonable decision," adding "the alternative would have...

Turkey has asked Germany to extradite a theology lecturer suspected of playing a major role in last year's failed coup, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. Turkey sent a diplomatic note requesting the extradition of Adil Oksuz, who the government says was the "imam" of air...

Germany's interior minister called for tough measures to crack down on soccer fans who commit violent acts, including stadium bans, after fireworks and fires disrupted a match in the Baltic city of Rostock on Monday. Thomas de Maiziere, who also serves as sports minister, told the daily Bild...