Islamic State Says Paris Attacks Were Retaliation for French Airstrikes in Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 14, 2015 The militant jihadi group has claimed responsibility for the deaths of at least 127 people across Paris, citing France’s armed campaign against it in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

France Wonders If John Kerry Is ‘Confused’ on Upcoming Climate Talks

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Nov 13, 2015 Kerry's statement that the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Paris will result in no "legally binding" agreement on emissions reductions is being met with rebuffs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moscow and Kiev in ‘Positive Mood’ After Talks in Paris on Ending Ukraine Conflict

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 4, 2015 Russian and Ukrainian officials expressed cautious optimism following discussions in which Russia pushed for Ukraine to take back legal control of eastern territories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

France Treating Thwarted Train Attack as a Terrorist Case

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 25, 2015 Despite the suspect's initial claims that he had been hungry and acting purely out of self-interest when he held up a Paris-bound train last Friday, the French government is now officially investigating the foiled attempt by 26-year-old Moroccan gunman Ayoub El-Khazzani as a terrorist act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Is Denied Asylum in France

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 3, 2015 The WikiLeaks founder appealed to President Francois Hollande in an open letter published in France's Le Monde newspaper Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Western Europe’s Right-Wing Parties Are Sensational but Ineffectual

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The current transatlantic view of Europe is one of continental political decline, elegant at best but ominous at worst. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

France’s President Hollande: ‘No Survivors’ in Germanwings Crash

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 French leader François Hollande announced Tuesday that there were no survivors in the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, which went down that morning in a remote area of the Alps in southern France. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will the Ukrainian Cease-Fire Hold?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2015 Jeffrey Sommers, senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Institute of World Affairs, is “cautiously optimistic” that a deal aimed at ending hostilities in Ukraine’s Donbass region will terminate the nearly yearlong civil war. (Pictured is Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Politics of Vaccines, Unrest in the Ukraine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 7, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the loss of public trust in government reflected in the widespread response to the measles outbreak, the 2 million jobs added over the last three months and, as the leaders of Germany and France prepare to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the prospects for progress on Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

President Hollande: Anti-Muslimism Is as Bad as Anti-Semitism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 17, 2015 French President Francois Hollande addressed the Institute of the Arab World on Friday, in a bid to reassure French Muslims, who fear being the victims of a collective guilt campaign or reprisals after the attack of radicals on Charlie Hebdo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Charlie Hebdo Team Regrets Not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders at Paris Rally

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 12, 2015 "Oh, well," said Luz, a cartoonist. "You can’t think of everything." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Neo-Liberal Austerity Keeps Europe Down

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2014 Given the current dismal state of the European Union economy, which is now firmly under German control, one must ask why Angela Merkel and her government continue to champion austerity, seemingly against all reason. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )