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When Gerard Depardieu steps into a Paris courtroom on Monday, he will face more than just the two women who have accused him of sexual assault. The celebrated French actor will also take on a society that has long been…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday rejected calls from some Democratic lawmakers for him to step down as Senate leader over his handling of the recently passed government funding bill. Mr. Schumer sparked anger among Democrats last week…

Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to run in an Ottawa riding as he seeks to enter Parliament for the first time, two people familiar with the matter said. The announcement came on the eve of Mr Carney…

Thousands of supporters of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu have gathered outside the courthouse where the opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing another interrogation on charges of corruption and links to terrorists. The detention of a prominent opposition…

Israel has launched a retaliatory attack on Lebanon that has left six people, including a child, dead in some of the most intense gunfire since a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah nearly four months ago. The rockets fired…

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies say they are investigating leaks of information related to national security. Defense Department employees could be subject to polygraph tests as part of the latest such investigation launched by the Trump administration. A…

The famous KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky passed away at the age of 86. Mr. Gordievsky’s alias, “Hetman,” made him a key figure among Cold War spies. Surrey Police said they were called to an address in Godalming on March 4…

Denmark’s Foreign Ministry has updated its travel advice to the United States for transgender people, following the lead of other European countries such as Germany and Finland, which have suggested that members of minorities may face difficulties entering the United…

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is in custody, briefly appeared before an immigration judge at a remote Louisiana detention center on Friday as his defense team fights on multiple fronts to secure his release. Mahmood, 30, a legal U.S.…

Protests began in several Turkish cities on Friday, with citizens rallying against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, despite stern warnings from the Turkish leader against street protests. Earlier in the day, the leader…