A French soldier opened fire on a machete-wielding man, wounding him, police said. The attacker tried to assault a four-man patrol of soldiers at the Carrousel du Louvre area. Early reports said he was a wielding a knife and had a suitcase. The French Interior Ministry initially reported that was ...
The White House said Thursday that building new Israeli settlements or expanding existing ones “may not be helpful” in securing Middle East peace. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, the construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current ...