As he began his attack, the 37-year-old was heard shouting, “Allahu akbar,” according to France’s antiterrorism police. The Arabic phrase, meaning “God is great,” is an everyday expression used in religious and nonreligious settings alike, but has also become a war cry in some terrorist attacks by Islamic fundamentalists.

One person has been killed and five police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is great".

France's Eric Perrot overcame a single early miss on the shooting range with a powerful display of skiing to cruise to gold in the men's 20km individual race at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Wednesday.

All of the 24 group games at UEFA Women's EURO 2025 have their share of intrigue as the action gets under way in Switzerland from 2 July. We pick out six standout matches in the race for knockout slots.

Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access.

SEALSQ provides a fully EU sovereign solution with its PQC Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) hosted in highly resilient, sovereign data centers located in Switzerland and France. These facilities ...

Proposals to expand cross-channel rail traffic mean travelers from London could one day disembark at destinations deep into the continent.

St Pancras hopes redesign of international departures area could help bring direct trains to new European locations