Eco-warriors are plotting to bring misery to Easter holidaymakers today. They plan to 'shut down' Heathrow and disrupt traffic for families planning a bank holiday getaway. The mainly middle-class protesters have already caused chaos by blocking…

PARIS—Years before flames ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral, the landmark’s custodians realized they had a problem. In 2013, the cathedral hired Didier Dupuy and his son to scale the building and install lightning rods at different…

PARIS (AP) — France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued many of its treasures. As the ceremonies took place, construction…

PARIS (AP) — Nearly $1 billion in donations have poured in for the vast restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral — but a pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron that it will be completed…

Hardcore Brexiteers and disgusted ex-Tories are among the Brexit Party's first core group of candidates for the European elections in May unveiled by Nigel Farage today. They include Jacob Rees-Mogg's young sister Annunziata, 40, and…

There's a sense of relief among Parisians and tourists after a 12-hour fire left the Notre Dame Cathedral wounded but still significantly intact. USA TODAY PARIS – Donations neared the $1 billion mark and recovery…

Salma Hayek’s husband, the French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, pledged almost $113 million to rebuild Paris’ historic Notre Dame Cathedral after Monday’s devastating fire. Pinault announced Tuesday that he will draw almost $113 million in funds…

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Jean-Marc Fournier, the chaplain of Paris fire brigade, is being hailed as a hero after…

Slovak Parliament building in Bratislava, Slovakia (David W Cerny/Reuters) Soviet troops are long gone, but red tape and disregard for the rule of law live on. Bratislava, Slovakia — Thirty years ago, I traveled throughout…

Iceland's low-cost airline, WOW Air, has ceased operations, leaving passengers stranded and confused. USA TODAY If you asked a group of people in the last five years where they'd been itching to travel, Iceland would definitely…

Jeremy Corbyn 'would win a general election' as Conservatives face losing 60 seats over Theresa May's failure to deliver Brexit - with Tory voters flocking to pro-Leave parties, poll reveals Jeremy Corbyn would win a…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Ibn Auf quit a day after becoming military council chief The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader…

James McAuley Foreign correspondent focusing on French and European politics and culture Karla Adam London correspondent covering the United Kingdom April 11 at 9:15 AM PARIS — British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on…

Sudanese soldiers stand guard on armored vehicles as demonstrators protest against President Omar al-Bashir's regime near the army headquarters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum Thursday.   AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption   AFP/Getty Images…

Pamela Anderson has attacked the UK after her rumoured lover Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Anderson hit out in a series of fiery tweets posted after the Wikileaks founder was filmed being…

Edward Snowden warns Assange's arrest marks 'a dark day for press freedom' and says images of the Wikileaks founder being carried away will 'end up in history books' Assange was dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to students during a visit to Cashmere High School in Christchurch, March 20, 2019. (Edgar Su/Reuters) New Zealand’s parliament on Wednesday voted almost unanimously to ban “military-style” semi-automatic…

Theresa May today blasted MPs for not voting through her EU divorce deal and told them: 'We could have been out by now' – as she faces another humiliating delay to Brexit imposed on her by…

Horrific moment 'scalped' woman lies on street clutching her head after two female thugs tore out her hair leaving a bald spot during vicious attack on night out Emily Szebesta was set upon by thugs…

Brazilian council chamber descends into mayhem as violent brawl erupts between politicians disagreeing over the voting process to elect new mayor Fight started in chamber of Macapa City Counil, north Brazil, on last Thursday Dispute…

(Hannah Mckay/Reuters) Charles Moore today ends his weekly Telegraph column, which has become required reading for both supporters and opponents of Brexit, with a gloomy forecast that the only way of saving Brexit from its…

(Henry Nicholls/Reuters) Bypass the European Commission altogether. Last week, British prime minister Theresa May failed for a third time to secure a majority in Parliament for her Brexit deal. Now she faces an ever-narrowing set…