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Terror attack on London Bridge leaves 6 dead; police shoot 3

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | AP June 4 at 1:02 AM LONDON — Terror struck at the heart of London on Saturday night as attackers killed six people in a series of vehicle and knife attacks before police shot them dead. The assault began when a...

Trump’s pro-Saudi, pro-Russia, anti-Europe foreign policy

By Ishaan Tharoor May 31 To state the blindingly obvious: President Trump's European visit did not go well. The reported tidbits of his gruff exchanges with European leaders — combined with images of bemused dignitaries cringing through a series of awkward photo ops — were evidence enough, but the statements that...

Germans visit mosques to learn about Islam

Muslim community opens doors of mosques to non-Muslims, and imams answer questions about Islamic faith, culture Germany’s Muslim community opened the doors of its mosques to non-Muslims Monday to encourage dialogue and help overcome misunderstandings about Islam. Nearly 1,000 mosques across Germany took part in “Open...

Beware new +252 telephone scam, Swedish police warn

Police in Sweden are warning the public to avoid answering calls from unknown foreign numbers after apparent telephone scammers from Somalia targeted Swedish phones. A host of suspicious calls from numbers starting with the country code +252 were reported to the police between May 26th...

Female zookeeper killed by Tiger at zoo in England

Police said a tiger killed a female zookeeper Monday at Hamerton Zoo Park 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of London. "A tiger had entered an enclosure with a keeper. Sadly the female zookeeper died at the scene," Cambridgeshire Police said in a statement. The zoo said...

UK police arrest 16th person in connection with Manchester attack

British police said on Monday they had arrested a 16th person in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing last week. The 23-year-old man was arrested in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, "on suspicion on offences contrary to the terrorism act", Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter. A total of...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba marks the start of Ramadan as star travels to Mecca

Paul Pogba has been spotted making the pilgrimage to Mecca during Ramadan Manchester United star is embarking on holy month as part of his Muslim beliefs Pogba travelled to Saudi Arabia to pay thanks after first season at United 24-year-old is a practising Muslim...

Merkel says EU cannot ‘fully’ rely on the US or UK

'We Europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands' says the German chancellor, the day after a G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged European Union nations to stick together in the face of emerging policy divisions with the US, Britain's...

New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting

By Michel Rose and John Irish | VERSAILLES, FRANCE New French President Emmanuel Macron is promising tough talk at his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday, following an election campaign when his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere in the democratic process. Macron,...

President Trump Condemns ‘Horrible Morning of Death’ in U.K

By MICHAEL D. SHEARMAY 23, 2017 JERUSALEM — President Trump on Tuesday condemned the concert bombing in Manchester, England, as a “very horrible morning of death,” and called on nations around the world to join together to act against those who commit acts of terror. “The...