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Paris airport workers block terminal to protest pay cut

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PARIS — Paris airport workers protesting pay cuts on Friday blocked a busy terminal at a Charles de Gaulle Airport and skirmished with police,...

Russian tennis player files lawsuit in match-fixing case

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PARIS — The Russian tennis player who was arrested in Paris last month on suspicion of match-fixing at last year’s French Open has started...

Karate will make long-awaited Olympic debut in Tokyo

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WHAT'S NEW: After nearly a half-century of attempts to add karate to the Olympics, the Japanese martial art finally makes its debut on a...

EXPLAINER: Deterring tax avoidance by global companies

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A broad swathe of countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how they tax the world's biggest companies when they do business across...

Gluing back the bits in a post-COVID myriad of human divides

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PARIS — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant diners below. ...

France, Mexico sign deal against trafficking in artifacts

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PARIS — France and Mexico signed an agreement Thursday on cooperating against the trafficking of cultural artifacts, a deal that the Mexican foreign minister...

Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality

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Bill and Melinda Gates’ namesake foundation announced Wednesday it will spend $2.1 billion to advance global gender equality. It comes as private donors, government...

$40 billion pledged at Paris conference for gender equality

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PARIS — World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as...

Paris conference aims to fast-track road to gender equality

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UNITED NATIONS — An international conference opening in Paris on Wednesday aims to fast-track the road to gender equality and mobilize millions of dollars...

French Black activist fined for defacing colonial statue

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PARIS — A French court on Monday convicted and fined a Black rights activist for defacing a statue he sees as an insult to...