In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the ...

As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its ...

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Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s ...

France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a ...

How the EU and U.K. overcome political paralysis to meet pressing challenges will be the dominant theme of European politics ...

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris celebrated its first Christmas Eve Masses since a devastating fire ravaged the medieval landmark in 2019.

Footage shows heavy smoke engulfing the cabin on the Swiss airlines flight from Bucharest, Romania, to Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday evening. The smoke in the cabin and cockpit reportedly ...

Some beaches are likely to be closed on Christmas Day as the forecast of large crowds and huge surf combine to cause potential chaos.

For almost all of the crews in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the 628-nautical mile bluewater classic is their "grand final" — but for Annette Hesselmans and her daughter, Sophie ...

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders ...