PARIS — There is a new bill before the French National Assembly that calls for “reinforcing the respect of the principles of the Republic,” and fight against Islamist “separatism.” We already know ...

BARCELONA — In 1976, Barcelona’s General Metropolitan Plan (PGM) was approved as a framework for the city’s urban planning. But the city’s issues back then were different than what it faces today: ...

In Zurich, Addicts can use drugs they have brought with them in the pressure room under controlled conditions. Boris Roessler/DPA/ZUMA ZURICH — What makes this room remarkable is not what’s present ...

KYIV — An article recently appeared on Ria Novosti, Russia’s main state online news agency with the headline: “Russia is restoring its historical fullness, bringing together the Russian land and the ...

BUENOS AIRES — The “crystal generation,” or young people born since 2000, is often described as fragile and intolerant of setbacks. Also termed Generation Z or Gen Z, the group is also perceived, more ...

Lady Amazona, 29, a lucha libre wrestler for 10 years, recently competed against five other luchadoras in the Furia de Titanes women’s championship. MAR GARCÍA / GPJ MEXICO MEXICO CITY — Huge lamps ...

CAIRO — He might as well already be president. His photo is on every wall in Cairo. His constant television appearances, broadcasts of his speeches and video clips glorifying the army eclipse the ...

When Hallows Eve was first introduced as a Celtic festival some 2,000 years ago, bonfires and costumes were seen as a legitimate way to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. Today of course, with science ...

BERLIN — After weeks of back-to-back summits, all signs point to Russia pressing ahead in Ukraine with undiminished ferocity. Statements from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggest there will ...

Eva Illouz is a sociologist born in 1961 in Fez, Morocco. She is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Faculty Director at Paris School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences. Illouz’s ...

BERLIN — The question of the beginning always comes at the end, in times of crisis, when something seems to be falling apart. How did it all start? What kind of past does the present have? In the case ...

WARSAW — Starting in October, citizens of eurozone countries will be able to send instant bank payments without incurring additional fees. In Poland, this rule will not come into force until 2027 — ...