Merkel announces tougher measures on gathering and mask-wearing; Britain appears to inch closer to full lockdown; Spain and Netherlands bring in tighter regulations

Survey shows ultranationalist Marine Le Pen would overtake president in preliminary vote, but Macron would come out on top in subsequent runoff

French leader vows 'no concessions' in new push to eradicate extremist religious teaching in schools and mosques, warns Islamist 'separatism' creating a counter-society

As two countries fight for 4th day over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan lauds Israeli military technology

After French leader blasts terror group for political demands that prevented formation of government, organization says his threats of sanctions are 'unacceptable'

Alleged assailant admits to critically wounding two people outside newspaper's former offices after republication of Mohammad cartoons

In blow to French efforts to solve political and economic crisis, Adib steps down after terror organization and Shiite group insist on maintaining control of Finance Ministry

Speeches from each of the 193 UN member nations began Tuesday; President Zuzana Čaputová of Slovakia will be first female to take podium Wednesday

President Rouhani says life is hard due to Washington's measures but 'harder is life without independence'; France's Macron warns Europe won't back US actions

France says 'not yet too late' to form government to deal with national crisis, after Beirut fails to meet obligations to Paris to do so within 15 days